Where does “сказочник” come from?

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

сказочник (Russian): storyteller, writer of fairy tales or fables

Definitions

  1. storyteller, writer of fairy tales or fables

Ancestry of “сказочник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianска́зкаfairy tale
2Russianсказа́тьto say, to tell
3Russianказа́тьto show
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →