Where does “skaitīt” come from?
skaitīt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
skaitīt (Latvian): to count; to count , to scan, to recite , to pray...
Definitions
- to count; to count , to scan, to recite , to pray...
Ancestry of “skaitīt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “skaitīt”