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.
Ancestry of “черта́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | чьрта | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьrta | line |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker-t- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “черта́”