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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

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