Where does “czytelnia” come from?

czytelnia (Polish) comes from Polish czytać, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

czytelnia (Polish): reading room

Definitions

  1. reading room

Ancestry of “czytelnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczytaćto read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-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- →