Where does “čitati” come from?

čitati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

čitati (Proto-Slavic): to read; to count

Definitions

  1. to read; to count

Ancestry of “čitati”, step by step

čitati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

Words derived from “čitati”

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