Where does “чист” come from?

чист (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

чист (Bulgarian): clean, cleanly; neat, tidy, orderly; stainless,...

Definitions

  1. clean, cleanly; neat, tidy, orderly; stainless,...

Ancestry of “чист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “чист”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →