Where does “čistička” come from?

čistička (Czech) comes from Czech čistit, from Old Czech čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

čistička (Czech): cleaner, purifier

Definitions

  1. cleaner, purifier

Ancestry of “čistička”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčistitto clean remove dirt
2Old Czechčistiti—
3Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
7Proto-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 →