Where does “czytelnictwo” come from?
czytelnictwo (Polish) comes from Polish czytelnik, from Polish czytelny, from Czech čitelný, from Czech číst, from Old Czech čísti, from Proto-Slavic *čistì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént — to notice; to read.
czytelnictwo (Polish): reading, readership
Definitions
- reading, readership
Ancestry of “czytelnictwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | czytelnik | reader |
| 2 | Polish | czytelny | readable, legible; clear, explicit |
| 3 | Czech | čitelný | legible |
| 4 | Czech | číst | to read |
| 5 | Old Czech | čísti | to read |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *čistì | to count |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)keistéi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |