Where does “чысты” come from?

чысты (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic чистъ, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

чысты (Belarusian): clean, pure

Definitions

  1. clean, pure

Ancestry of “чысты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →