Where does “Certejan” come from?

Certejan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Certej, 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 “Certejan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCertej—
2Church Slavonicчрьтежь—
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 →