Where does “чте́ние” come from?

чте́ние (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.

чте́ние (Russian): reading the process of interpreting written language

Definitions

  1. reading the process of interpreting written language

Ancestry of “чте́ние”, 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

Words derived from “чте́ние”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →