Where does “чистотел” come from?

чистотел (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-.

чистотел (Russian): celandine Chelidonium

Definitions

  1. celandine Chelidonium

Ancestry of “чистотел”, step by step

чистотел 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 те́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianте́лоbody physical structure of a human or animal
2Old East Slavicтѣлоbody
3Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →