Where does “čitljiv” come from?

čitljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čitati, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

čitljiv (Serbo-Croatian): legible

Definitions

  1. legible

Ancestry of “čitljiv”, step by step

čitljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čitati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančitatito read
2Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—

Words derived from “čitljiv”

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