Where does “szczerbaty” come from?

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

szczerbaty (Polish): gap-toothed

Definitions

  1. gap-toothed

Ancestry of “szczerbaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczerbagap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch
2Proto-Slavicščьrbagap?, dent?, crack?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*skirbā—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbā →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščьrba →Every word from Polish Szczerba →