Where does “skaitīšana” come from?

skaitīšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian skaitīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skaitīšana (Latvian): counting; verbal noun of skaitīt

Definitions

  1. counting; verbal noun of skaitīt

Ancestry of “skaitīšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskaitītto count to say the numbers in order
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-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- →