Where does “расщелина” come from?

расщелина (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ščelina — aperture, crevice, fissure.

расщелина (Russian): cleft, crevice, fissure (narrow crack in rock or ice)

Definitions

  1. cleft, crevice, fissure (narrow crack in rock or ice)

Ancestry of “расщелина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ščelinaaperture, crevice, fissure
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščelina