Where does “czyścibut” come from?

czyścibut (Polish) comes from Polish czyścić, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

czyścibut (Polish): shoeshiner, bootblack, shoeblack

Definitions

  1. shoeshiner, bootblack, shoeblack

Ancestry of “czyścibut”, step by step

czyścibut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czyścić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczyścićto clean
2Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

via Polish but

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbutshoe; boot
2Old Polishbotfootwear, shoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →