Where does “чисто” come from?

чисто (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian чи́стий, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

чисто (Ukrainian): cleanly

Definitions

  1. cleanly

Ancestry of “чисто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчи́стийpure
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 →