Where does “чи́стый” come from?

чи́стый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чистъ, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

чи́стый (Russian): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “чи́стый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “чи́стый”

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