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Where does “čist” come from?

čist (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

čist (Serbo-Croatian): clean, pure; clear

Definitions

  1. clean, pure; clear

Ancestry of “čist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “čist”

  • čistoća
  • nečistoća
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