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Where does “čistota” come from?

čistota (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-.

čistota (Czech): cleanness; purity

Definitions

  1. cleanness; purity

Ancestry of “čistota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčistýclean; pure; neat
2Old Czechčistý—
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
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