Where does “подчеркну́ть” come from?

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

подчеркну́ть (Russian): to underline, to underscore

Definitions

  1. to underline, to underscore

Ancestry of “подчеркну́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “подчеркну́ть”

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