Where does “подчёркивание” come from?

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

подчёркивание (Russian): underline, emphasis

Definitions

  1. underline, emphasis

Ancestry of “подчёркивание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподчёркиватьto underline, to underscore; to stress, to...
2Russianподчеркну́тьto underline, to underscore
3Russianчеркну́тьto write, to scribble
4Russianчеркатьto cross out, to cross off
5Proto-Slavic*čьrkati
Every word from Proto-Slavic *čьrkatiEvery word from Russian черкатьEvery word from Russian черкну́ть