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Where does “skaz” come from?

skaz (English) comes from Russian сказ, from Belarusian сказаць, from Belarusian каза́ць, from Old East Slavic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

skaz (English): A literary technique wherein characters are...

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  1. A literary technique wherein characters are...

Ancestry of “skaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсказtale; lay; skaz
2Belarusianсказаць—
3Belarusianказа́ць—
4Old East Slavicказати—
5Proto-Slavickāzàti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
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