Where does “siistijä” come from?
siistijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish siistiä, from Finnish siisti, from Russian чи́стый, 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-.
siistijä (Finnish): cleaner, tidier
Definitions
- cleaner, tidier
Ancestry of “siistijä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siistiä | Partitive singular form of siisti; wicked!... |
| 2 | Finnish | siisti | clean, neat; cool, wicked; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Russian | чи́стый | clean |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | чистъ | pure; clean |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čistъ | clean, pure |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skīstas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skidtos | split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keyd- | — |