Where does “отчита́ть” come from?

отчита́ть (Russian) comes 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.

отчита́ть (Russian): to chew out, to bawl out, to reprimand

Definitions

  1. to chew out, to bawl out, to reprimand

Ancestry of “отчита́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчита́тьto read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “отчита́ть”

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