Where does “зубочистка” come from?

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

зубочистка (Ukrainian): toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)

Definitions

  1. toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)

Ancestry of “зубочистка”, step by step

зубочистка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian чистити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчиститиto clean
2Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtossplit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

via Ukrainian зуб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзубtooth; tooth, projection, cog
2Old East SlavicзꙋбъAlternative spelling of зоубъ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skidtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas →