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
Ancestry of “čitati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “čitati”