Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “число” come from?

число (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic čislo, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

Ancestry of “число”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčislonumber
2Proto-Slavicčistito read; to honour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

Words derived from “число”

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