Where does “чисто” come from?

чисто (Russian) comes from Russian чи́стый, 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-.

чисто (Russian): cleanly, neatly

Definitions

  1. cleanly, neatly

Ancestry of “чисто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́стыйclean
2Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-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 →