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-ént →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi →