Where does “čistka” come from?

čistka (Czech) comes from Czech čistý, from Old Czech čistý, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

čistka (Czech): purge

Definitions

  1. purge

Ancestry of “čistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčistýclean; pure; neat
2Old Czechčistýclean
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-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 →