Where does “nečitljiv” come from?

nečitljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čitljiv, 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.

nečitljiv (Serbo-Croatian): illegible

Definitions

  1. illegible

Ancestry of “nečitljiv”, step by step

nečitljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čitljiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančitljivlegible
2Serbo-Croatiančitatito read
3Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →