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Where does “skatīt” come from?

skatīt (Latvian) comes from Latvian skast, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sket-, from Proto-Indo-European skel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

skatīt (Latvian): to look at, to see; to see, to watch; to see, to...

Definitions

  1. to look at, to see; to see, to watch; to see, to...

Ancestry of “skatīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskast—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsket-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “skatīt”

  • izskatīt
  • skate
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