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Where does “нечи́стый” come from?

нечи́стый (Russian) comes from Russian чи́стый, from Old East Slavic чистъ, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

Ancestry of “нечи́стый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́стыйclean
2Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “нечи́стый”

  • нечистота
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