Where does “черта́” come from?

черта́ (Russian) comes 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.

черта́ (Russian): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “черта́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчьрта—
2Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “черта́”

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