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
- counting; verbal noun of skaitīt
Ancestry of “skaitīšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | skaitīt | to count; to count , to scan, to recite , to pray... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |