Where does “црта” come from?

црта (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

црта (Serbo-Croatian): line; trait, feature; dash

Definitions

  1. line; trait, feature; dash

Ancestry of “црта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrta →