Where does “čitati” come from?

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

čitati (Slovene): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “čitati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-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- →