Where does “wyszczerbienie” come from?

wyszczerbienie (Polish) comes from Polish wyszczerbić, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

wyszczerbienie (Polish): dent, dint

Definitions

  1. dent, dint

Ancestry of “wyszczerbienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyszczerbićto nick
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Polish wy-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́
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