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 *skirbā →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščьrba →