Etymology Explorer › RussianWhere does “стеклоочиститель” come from? стеклоочиститель (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-.
стеклоочиститель (Russian): windshield wiper, windscreen wiper
Definitions windshield wiper, windscreen wiper Ancestry of “стеклоочиститель”, step by step стеклоочиститель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian очи́стить Step Language Word Meaning 1 Russian очи́стить to clean, to cleanse, to purify, to purge 2 Russian чи́стить to clean, to scour 3 Proto-Slavic čistiti to clean, purify 4 Proto-Slavic čistъ clean, pure 5 Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas — 6 Proto-Indo-European skidtos split 7 Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- —
via Russian стекло́ Step Language Word Meaning 1 Russian стекло́ glass 2 Proto-Slavic stьklo glass 3 Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 beaker, chalice, goblet 4 Proto-Germanic stiklaz — 5 Proto-Germanic stikiz a sticking, prick 6 Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- to be sharp; to sting