Where does “начи́тывать” come from?

начи́тывать (Russian) comes from Russian начита́ть, 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.

начи́тывать (Russian): to read in (usually) large quantities

Definitions

  1. to read in (usually) large quantities

Ancestry of “начи́тывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianначита́тьto read in any quantity usually a large quantity
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

Words derived from “начи́тывать”

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