Where does “ска́зка” come from?

ска́зка (Russian) comes from Russian сказа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ска́зка (Russian): fairy tale

Definitions

  1. fairy tale

Ancestry of “ска́зка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсказа́тьto say, to tell
2Russianказа́тьto show
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “ска́зка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →