Where does “nečistoća” come from?

nečistoća (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-.

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

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth; impurity

Ancestry of “nečistoća”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančistclean, pure; clear
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 →