Where does “listovat” come from?

listovat (Czech) comes from Czech list, from Old Czech list, from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

listovat (Czech): to skim (read rapidly)

Definitions

  1. to skim (read rapidly)

Ancestry of “listovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlistleaf; letter; sheet
2Old Czechlistleaf
3Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъ →Every word from Old Czech list →Every word from Czech list →