Where does “чистачка” come from?
чистачка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian чисти, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.
чистачка (Macedonian): cleaning lady
Ancestry of “чистачка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | чисти | to clean |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čistiti | to clean, purify |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čistъ | clean, pure |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skīstas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skidtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keyd- | — |