Where does “počistiti” come from?

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

počistiti (Serbo-Croatian): to clean

Definitions

  1. to clean

Ancestry of “počistiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančistitito clean
2Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
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 →