Where does “разночтение” come from?

разночтение (Russian) comes from Russian чте́ние, 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.

разночтение (Russian): variant reading, textual discrepancy

Definitions

  1. variant reading, textual discrepancy

Ancestry of “разночтение”, step by step

разночтение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чте́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчте́ниеreading the process of interpreting written language
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

via Russian ра́зный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́зныйdifferent, diverse, unlike
2Old Church Slavonicразьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicorzьnъvaried
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →