Where does “отчитывать” come from?

отчитывать (Russian) comes from Russian отчита́ть, 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “отчитывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотчита́тьto chew out, to bawl out, to reprimand
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- →