Where does “чистоплотный” come from?

чистоплотный (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-.

чистоплотный (Russian): cleanly (liking/practising cleanliness)

Definitions

  1. cleanly (liking/practising cleanliness)

Ancestry of “чистоплотный”, step by step

чистоплотный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чи́стый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́стыйclean
2Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

via Russian плоть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплотьflesh; foreskin
2Proto-Slavicplъtьskin, complexion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →