Where does “чита́ч” come from?

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

чита́ч (Ukrainian): reader

Definitions

  1. reader

Ancestry of “чита́ч”, step by step

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

Words derived from “чита́ч”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →