Where does “очищение” come from?

очищение (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-.

очищение (Russian): refinement, purification, rectification

Definitions

  1. refinement, purification, rectification

Ancestry of “очищение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianочи́ститьto clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge
2Russianчи́ститьto clean, to scour
3Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →