Where does “czëtnica” come from?

czëtnica (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian czëtac, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

czëtnica (Kashubian): reading room

Definitions

  1. reading room

Ancestry of “czëtnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianczëtacto read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →
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