Where does “нечистоћа” come from?

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

нечистоћа (Serbo-Croatian): dirt, filth; impurity

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth; impurity

Ancestry of “нечистоћа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчисто̀ћаcleanliness
2Serbo-Croatianчи̏стclean, pure
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →