Where does “početný” come from?
početný (Czech) comes from Czech počet, 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.
početný (Czech): numerous
Definitions
- numerous
Ancestry of “početný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | počet | count, number; calculus |
| 2 | Czech | počítat | to count; to calculate; to number, total |
| 3 | Czech | čítat | to number, to count, to amount to |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čitati | to read; to count |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |