Where does “čistý” come from?

čistý (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

čistý (Slovak): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “čistý”, step by step

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