Where does “počítač” come from?

počítač (Czech) comes from Czech počítat, 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.

počítač (Czech): computer

Definitions

  1. computer

Ancestry of “počítač”, step by step

počítač traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech počítat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočítatto count; to calculate; to number, total
2Czechčítatto number, to count, to amount to
3Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Slovak počítať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpočítaťto count
2Slovakpo-prefix used to form verbs

Words derived from “počítač”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →