Where does “čerttõ” come from?

čerttõ (Votic) comes from Russian черта́, from Old East Slavic чьрта, from Proto-Slavic čьrta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

čerttõ (Votic): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “čerttõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерта́line
2Old East Slavicчьрта—
3Proto-Slavicčьrtaline
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
5Proto-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 →