Where does “чертыхнуться” come from?

чертыхнуться (Russian) comes from Russian чертыха́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

чертыхнуться (Russian): to curse, to swear, to cuss

Definitions

  1. to curse, to swear, to cuss

Ancestry of “чертыхнуться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчертыха́тьсяto curse, to swear, to cuss using the word
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →