Where does “начитаться” come from?

начитаться (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.

начитаться (Russian): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “начитаться”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →