Where does “дочита́ть” come from?

дочита́ть (Russian) comes 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.

дочита́ть (Russian): to finish reading, to read further must be used with the preposition

Definitions

  1. to finish reading, to read further must be used with the preposition

Ancestry of “дочита́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчита́тьto read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “дочита́ть”

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