Where does “зачитаться” come from?

зачитаться (Russian) comes from Russian зачита́ть, 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.

зачитаться (Russian): to get carried away reading, to read too long

Definitions

  1. to get carried away reading, to read too long

Ancestry of “зачитаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзачита́тьto read out
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-
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