Where does “чёртово колесо” come from?

чёртово колесо (Russian) comes from Russian чёрт, from Proto-Slavic čьrtъ — demon, devil.

чёртово колесо (Russian): Ferris wheel; Human roulette wheel, Devil's wheel

Definitions

  1. Ferris wheel; Human roulette wheel, Devil's wheel

Ancestry of “чёртово колесо”, step by step

чёртово колесо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чёрт

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

via Russian колесо́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколесо́wheel
Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrtъ →Every word from Russian чёрт →