Where does “počítat” come from?

počítat (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.

počítat (Czech): to count; to calculate; to number, total

Definitions

  1. to count; to calculate; to number, total

Ancestry of “počítat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “počítat”

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