Where does “сказочный” come from?

сказочный (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.

сказочный (Russian): magical

Definitions

  1. magical

Ancestry of “сказочный”, 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 →