Where does “читаться” come from?

читаться (Russian) comes 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.

читаться (Russian): to read; to feel like reading; passive of чита́ть

Definitions

  1. to read; to feel like reading; passive of чита́ть

Ancestry of “читаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчита́тьto read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →