Where does “Certej” come from?

Certej (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic чрьтежь, from Proto-Slavic čьrta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “Certej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicчрьтежь—
2Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Certej”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrta →