Where does “чертая” come from?

чертая (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *čьrtati — to draw.

чертая (Bulgarian): to draw, to sketch, to scrabble

Definitions

  1. to draw, to sketch, to scrabble

Ancestry of “чертая”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*čьrtatito draw
Every word from Proto-Slavic *čьrtati
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