Where does “вчитываться” come from?

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

вчитываться (Russian): to read carefully, to understand by reading

Definitions

  1. to read carefully, to understand by reading

Ancestry of “вчитываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвчита́тьсяto read carefully, to understand by reading
2Russianчита́тьto 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- →