Where does “очерти́ть” come from?
очерти́ть (Russian) comes from Russian черти́ть, from Russian черта́, from Old East Slavic чьрта, 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 “очерти́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | черти́ть | to misbehave,to carouse; to draw |
| 2 | Russian | черта́ | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | чьрта | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čьrta | line |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker-t- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “очерти́ть”