Where does “чи́стить” come from?

чи́стить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

чи́стить (Russian): to clean, to scour

Definitions

  1. to clean, to scour

Ancestry of “чи́стить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “чи́стить”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →