Where does “počítačový” come from?

počítačový (Slovak) comes from Czech počítač, from Czech počítat, from Czech čítat, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

počítačový (Slovak): computer

Definitions

  1. computer

Ancestry of “počítačový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočítačcomputer
2Czechpočítatto count; to calculate; to number, total
3Czechčítatto number, to count, to amount to
4Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-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- →