Where does “зубчатый” come from?

зубчатый (Russian) comes from Russian зубе́ц, from Russian -а́тый, from Old East Slavic -атъ, from Proto-Slavic -àtъ.

зубчатый (Russian): toothed, cogged; notched, indented

Definitions

  1. toothed, cogged; notched, indented

Ancestry of “зубчатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзубе́цtooth, cog
2Russian-а́тыйSuffix used to form adjectives from nouns, meaning "having X"
3Old East Slavic-атъ—
4Proto-Slavic-àtъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -àtъ →Every word from Russian -а́тый →Every word from Old East Slavic -атъ →