Where does “дробный” come from?

дробный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ, from Proto-Slavic drobiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

дробный (Russian): fractional relating to a fraction

Definitions

  1. fractional relating to a fraction

Ancestry of “дробный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrobьnъsmall, fine
2Proto-Slavicdrobitito crumble, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ →