Where does “čistъ” come from?

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

čistъ (Proto-Slavic): clean, pure

Definitions

  1. clean, pure

Ancestry of “čistъ”, step by step

čistъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic skaistas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicskaistas—

Words derived from “čistъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →