Where does “черти́ть” come from?

черти́ть (Russian) comes from Russian черта́, 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.

черти́ть (Russian): to misbehave,to carouse; to draw

Definitions

  1. to misbehave,to carouse; to draw

Ancestry of “черти́ть”, step by step

черти́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian черта́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерта́line
2Old East Slavicчьрта—
3Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Russian чёрт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчёртdevil, demon; hell; damn!, hell!
2Proto-Slavicčьrtъdemon, devil

Words derived from “черти́ть”

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