Where does “czerta” come from?

czerta (Polish) comes from Russian черта́, from Old East Slavic чьрта, from Proto-Slavic čьrta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

czerta (Polish): an old method of hunting wild boars, consisting of beaters surrounding a very large area, setting a line of hunters in the middle and driving the game on them

Definitions

  1. an old method of hunting wild boars, consisting of beaters surrounding a very large area, setting a line of hunters in the middle and driving the game on them

Ancestry of “czerta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерта́line
2Old East Slavicчьрта
3Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrta