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Where does “czytelny” come from?

czytelny (Polish) comes 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.

czytelny (Polish): readable, legible; clear, explicit

Definitions

  1. readable, legible; clear, explicit

Ancestry of “czytelny”, step by step

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

Words derived from “czytelny”

  • czytelność
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →