Where does “скала” come from?

скала (Macedonian) comes from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

скала (Macedonian): ladder; stair; stairs, staircase

Definitions

  1. ladder; stair; stairs, staircase

Ancestry of “скала”, step by step

скала traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscālaladder
2Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via Proto-Slavic skala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskalacrack, cleft → sliver, fragment, wedge; rock
2Proto-Slavicskolitito cleave, to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →