Where does “изба-читальня” come from?

изба-читальня (Russian) comes from Russian чита́льня, 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.

изба-читальня (Russian): village library, village reading room

Definitions

  1. village library, village reading room

Ancestry of “изба-читальня”, step by step

изба-читальня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чита́льня

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчита́льняreading room
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

via Russian изба́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianизба́peasant house
2Old East Slavicизъба—
3Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →