Where does “чи̏ст” come from?
чи̏ст (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.
Ancestry of “чи̏ст”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čistъ | clean, pure |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skīstas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skidtos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keyd- | — |
Words derived from “чи̏ст”