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Where does “нечистота” come from?

нечистота (Russian) comes from Russian нечи́стый, 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-.

нечистота (Russian): uncleanness, impurity, dirt

Definitions

  1. uncleanness, impurity, dirt

Ancestry of “нечистота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнечи́стый—
2Russianчи́стыйclean
3Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “нечистота”

  • нечистоты
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