Where does “kmitočet” come from?
kmitočet (Czech) comes from Czech čítat, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
kmitočet (Czech): frequency of radio frequency
Definitions
- frequency of radio frequency
Ancestry of “kmitočet”, step by step
kmitočet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech čítat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | čítat | to number, to count, to amount to |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čitati | to read; to count |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Czech kmit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kmit | oscillation |