Where does “poczytny” come from?

poczytny (Polish) comes from Polish poczytać, 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.

poczytny (Polish): widely read, popular

Definitions

  1. widely read, popular

Ancestry of “poczytny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpoczytaćto read for some time
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- →