Where does “čistoća” come from?

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

čistoća (Serbo-Croatian): cleanliness; purity, chastity

Definitions

  1. cleanliness; purity, chastity

Ancestry of “čistoća”, step by step

čistoća traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančistclean, pure; clear
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

via Serbo-Croatian oca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianocagenitive singular of otac; accusative singular of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →