Where does “crta” come from?
crta (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.
crta (Serbo-Croatian): line; trait, feature; dash
Definitions
- line; trait, feature; dash
Ancestry of “crta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čьrta | line |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker-t- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |