Where does “очи́стить” come from?

очи́стить (Russian) comes 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-.

очи́стить (Russian): to clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge

Definitions

  1. to clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge

Ancestry of “очи́стить”, step by step

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

Words derived from “очи́стить”

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