Where does “odczytywać” come from?

odczytywać (Polish) comes from Polish odczytać, 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.

odczytywać (Polish): to read out, to read aloud

Definitions

  1. to read out, to read aloud

Ancestry of “odczytywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodczytaćto read off, to read out
2Polishczytaćto read
3Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-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- →