Where does “читачка” come from?

читачка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian чита́ч, 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.

Ancestry of “читачка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчита́чreader
2Ukrainianчитатиto read
3Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-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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