Where does “очерчивать” come from?
очерчивать (Russian) comes from Russian очерти́ть, 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.
очерчивать (Russian): to outline, to draw a line around
Definitions
- to outline, to draw a line around
Ancestry of “очерчивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | очерти́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | черти́ть | to misbehave,to carouse; to draw |
| 3 | Russian | черта́ | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | чьрта | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čьrta | line |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker-t- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |