Where does “sepelitie” come from?

sepelitie (Finnish) comes from Finnish sepeli, from Russian щебень, from Proto-Slavic *ščebьňь, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

sepelitie (Finnish): a road surfaced with crushed stone

Definitions

  1. a road surfaced with crushed stone

Ancestry of “sepelitie”, step by step

sepelitie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sepeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsepelicrushed stone, often sorted by size, used as...
2Russianщебеньcrushed stone, road metal; detritus
3Proto-Slavic*ščebьňь—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščebьňь →Every word from Russian щебень →