Where does “сказ” come from?
сказ (Russian) comes from Belarusian сказаць, from Belarusian каза́ць, from Old East Slavic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
сказ (Russian): tale; lay; skaz
Definitions
- tale; lay; skaz
Ancestry of “сказ”, step by step
сказ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Belarusian сказаць
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | сказаць | to speak, to talk |
| 2 | Belarusian | каза́ць | to say |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | казати | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | to show |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
via Ukrainian скази́тися
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | скази́тися | to go/become rabid |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kazìti | to ruin |