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Where does “czystka” come from?

czystka (Polish) comes from Russian чи́стка, from Russian чи́стить, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

czystka (Polish): purge, combing-out

Definitions

  1. purge, combing-out

Ancestry of “czystka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́сткаcleaning, purge
2Russianчи́ститьto clean, to scour
3Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
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