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Where does “очищаться” come from?

очищаться (Russian) comes from Russian очища́ть, 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-.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “очищаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianочища́ть—
2Russianочи́стить—
3Russianчи́ститьto clean, to scour
4Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
5Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
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