Where does “дочитывать” come from?

дочитывать (Russian) comes from Russian дочита́ть, 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.

дочитывать (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 “дочитывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдочита́тьto finish reading, to read further must be used with the preposition
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- →