Where does “wczytywać” come from?

wczytywać (Polish) comes from Polish wczytać, 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.

wczytywać (Polish): to enter data

Definitions

  1. to enter data

Ancestry of “wczytywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwczytaćto enter data
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- →
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