Where does “чересчур” come from?

чересчур (Russian) comes from Russian чур, from Proto-Slavic čurъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱew- — sky, cloud; to stir up, excite; to bend, arch,...

чересчур (Russian): too, too much

Definitions

  1. too, too much

Ancestry of “чересчур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчурan ancestor
2Proto-Slavicčurъsmoke, fume
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱew-sky, cloud; to stir up, excite; to bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čurъ →Every word from Russian чур →