Where does “oczyszczacz” come from?

oczyszczacz (Polish) comes from Polish oczyszczać, from Polish oczyścić, 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-.

oczyszczacz (Polish): purifier

Definitions

  1. purifier

Ancestry of “oczyszczacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishoczyszczaćto cleanse, to purify, to clean
2Polishoczyścićto cleanse, to purify, to clean
3Polishczyścićto clean
4Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
5Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
8Proto-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 →