Where does “sket-” come from?

sket- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European skel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “sket-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “sket-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skel- →
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