Where does “učíst” come from?

učíst (Czech) comes from Czech číst, from Old Czech čísti, from Proto-Slavic *čistì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

učíst (Czech): to read (to exhaustion)

Definitions

  1. to read (to exhaustion)

Ancestry of “učíst”, step by step

učíst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech číst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčístto read
2Old Czechčístito read
3Proto-Slavic*čistìto count
4Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via Czech u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechu+ "genitive"; at; by
2Old Czechudenotes approximate location; by, at; with
3Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
4Proto-Balto-Slavicau
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-éntEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi