Where does “зачёркивать” come from?
зачёркивать (Russian) comes from Russian зачеркну́ть, from Russian черкну́ть, from Russian черкать, from Proto-Slavic *čьrkati.
зачёркивать (Russian): to cross out, to strike out, to strike off, to...
Definitions
- to cross out, to strike out, to strike off, to...
Ancestry of “зачёркивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зачеркну́ть | to cross out, to strike out, to strike off, to strike through |
| 2 | Russian | черкну́ть | to write, to scribble |
| 3 | Russian | черкать | to cross out, to cross off |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *čьrkati | — |