Where does “začítať” come from?

začítať (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.

začítať (Slovak): to get engrossed, to become absorbed

Definitions

  1. to get engrossed, to become absorbed

Ancestry of “začítať”, 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- →