Where does “чрез-” come from?
чрез- (Russian) comes from Russian чрез, from Old Church Slavonic чрѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic čerzъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)kerso-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
чрез- (Russian): over-, trans-
Ancestry of “чрез-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | чрез | through; across, over |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | чрѣсъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čerzъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)kerso- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kert- | to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “чрез-”