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
- to clear oneself; to clear; to become purer
Ancestry of “очищаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | очища́ть | to clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge |
| 2 | Russian | очи́стить | to clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge |
| 3 | Russian | чи́стить | to clean, to scour |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čistiti | to clean, purify |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čistъ | clean, pure |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skīstas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skidtos | split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keyd- | — |