Where does “sepelimurska” come from?
sepelimurska (Finnish) comes from Finnish sepeli, from Russian щебень, from Proto-Slavic *ščebьňь, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.
Ancestry of “sepelimurska”, step by step
sepelimurska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sepeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sepeli | crushed stone, often sorted by size, used as... |
| 2 | Russian | щебень | crushed stone, road metal; detritus |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *ščebьňь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
via Finnish murska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murska | crushed material |