Where does “poczet” come from?

poczet (Polish) comes from Czech počet, from Czech počítat, from Czech čítat, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

poczet (Polish): fellowship, retinue; A gallery of portraits; A...

Definitions

  1. fellowship, retinue; A gallery of portraits; A...

Ancestry of “poczet”, step by step

poczet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech počet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočetcount, number; calculus
2Czechpočítatto count; to calculate; to number, total
3Czechčítatto number, to count, to amount to
4Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Slavic počьtъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpočьtъ—

Words derived from “poczet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →