Where does “почита́ть” come from?

почита́ть (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.

почита́ть (Russian): to read (for a while)

Definitions

  1. to read (for a while)

Ancestry of “почита́ть”, 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 “почита́ть”

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