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Where does “зачеркнуть” come from?

зачеркнуть (Russian) comes from Russian черкну́ть, from Russian черкать, from Proto-Slavic *čьrkati.

Ancestry of “зачеркнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчеркну́ть—
2Russianчеркатьto cross out, to cross off
3Proto-Slavic*čьrkati—

Words derived from “зачеркнуть”

  • зачёркивать
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