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Where does “Szczyrba” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Szczyrba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszczerbagap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch
2Proto-Slavicščьrba—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*skirbā—
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