Where does “ski-nto-” come from?

ski-nto- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “ski-nto-”, step by step

ski-nto- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European skey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European ski-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanski-to gleam, shine

Words derived from “ski-nto-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-