Where does “очистити” come from?
очистити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian чистити, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.
очистити (Serbo-Croatian): to clean
Definitions
- to clean
Ancestry of “очистити”, step by step
очистити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian чистити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | чистити | to clean |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čistiti | to clean, purify |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čistъ | clean, pure |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skīstas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skidtos | split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keyd- | — |
via Serbo-Croatian о
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Serbo-Croatian чистити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | чистити | to clean |