Where does “Sterba” come from?

Sterba (English) comes from Czech Štěrba, from Proto-Slavic ščьrba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbā.

Ancestry of “Sterba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechŠtěrba—
2Proto-Slavicščьrbagap?, dent?, crack?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*skirbā—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbā →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščьrba →Every word from Czech Štěrba →