Where does “чистота” come from?

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

чистота (Serbo-Croatian): purity, cleanliness

Definitions

  1. purity, cleanliness

Ancestry of “чистота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчи̏стclean, pure
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
5Proto-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 →