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Where does “чтиво” come from?

чтиво (Russian) comes from Russian честь, from Proto-Slavic čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis.

чтиво (Russian): trashy reading material, pulp fiction

Definitions

  1. trashy reading material, pulp fiction

Ancestry of “чтиво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчестьhonor; regard, respect; to read
2Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis—
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