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Where does “очиститься” come from?

очиститься (Russian) comes from Russian очи́стить, 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-.

очиститься (Russian): to clear oneself; to clear; to become purer

Definitions

  1. to clear oneself; to clear; to become purer

Ancestry of “очиститься”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianочи́стить—
2Russianчи́ститьto clean, to scour
3Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
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