Where does “почитаться” come from?

почитаться (Russian) comes from Russian почита́ть, 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.

почитаться (Russian): to be considered as

Definitions

  1. to be considered as

Ancestry of “почитаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпочита́тьto read (for a while)
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- →