Where does “cit” come from?
cit (Czech) comes from Czech cítit, from Old Czech cútiti, from Proto-Slavic oťutiti, from Proto-Slavic ot- — out of.
Ancestry of “cit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | cítit | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | cútiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | oťutiti | to feel, to perceive |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ot- | out of |