Where does “чистилиште” come from?

чистилиште (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-.

чистилиште (Macedonian): purgatory

Definitions

  1. purgatory

Ancestry of “чистилиште”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianчистиto clean
2Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
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 →