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.
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Ancestry of “skaz”, step by step
skaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сказ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сказ | tale; lay; skaz |
| 2 | Belarusian | сказаць | to speak, to talk |
| 3 | Belarusian | каза́ць | to say |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | казати | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | to show |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
via Proto-West Germanic *skatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skatt | treasure |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skattaz | cattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skatn- | — |
via Proto-Germanic *skatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skatt | — |