Where does “черт” come from?

черт (Southern Altai) comes from Arabic شَرْط — low, mean, vile; incision.

черт (Southern Altai): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “черт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرْطlow, mean, vile; incision
Every word from Arabic شَرْط