Where does “зачеркну́ть” come from?

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

зачеркну́ть (Russian): to cross out, to strike out, to strike off, to strike through

Definitions

  1. to cross out, to strike out, to strike off, to strike through

Ancestry of “зачеркну́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “зачеркну́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *čьrkati →Every word from Russian черкать →Every word from Russian черкну́ть →