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Where does “czytelność” come from?

czytelność (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

czytelność (Polish): readability

Definitions

  1. readability

Ancestry of “czytelność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczytelnyreadable, legible; clear, explicit
2Czechčitelnýlegible
3Czechčístto read
4Old Czechčísti—
5Proto-Slavic*čistì—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
7Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
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