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...

Definitions

  1. A literary technique wherein characters are...

Ancestry of “skaz”, step by step

skaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сказ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсказtale; lay; skaz
2Belarusianсказацьto speak, to talk
3Belarusianказа́цьto say
4Old East Slavicказати
5Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Proto-West Germanic *skatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skatttreasure
2Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-

via Proto-Germanic *skatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*skatt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti