Where does “čitulja” come from?

čitulja (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.

čitulja (Serbo-Croatian): obituary

Definitions

  1. obituary

Ancestry of “čitulja”, step by step

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