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Where does “čistota” come from?

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

čistota (Slovene): purity; cleanliness

Definitions

  1. purity; cleanliness

Ancestry of “čistota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenečistclean
2Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
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