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.

очерти́ть (Russian): to outline, to draw a line around

Definitions

  1. to outline, to draw a line around

Ancestry of “очерти́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерти́тьto misbehave,to carouse; to draw
2Russianчерта́line
3Old East Slavicчьрта—
4Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “очерти́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrta →