Where does “Szczerba” come from?

Szczerba (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ščьrba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbā.

Szczerba (Polish): gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch

Definitions

  1. gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch

Ancestry of “Szczerba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicščьrbagap?, dent?, crack?
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*skirbā

Words derived from “Szczerba

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbāEvery word from Proto-Slavic ščьrba