Where does “sčítať” come from?

sčítať (Slovak) comes from Slovak čítať, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sčítať (Slovak): to add up, to count up

Definitions

  1. to add up, to count up

Ancestry of “sčítať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakčítaťto 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- →
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