Where does “čistiti” come from?

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

čistiti (Slovene): to clean

Definitions

  1. to clean

Ancestry of “čistiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
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 →