Where does “скала́” come from?

скала́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic skala, from Proto-Slavic skoliti — to cleave, to split.

скала́ (Russian): rock, cliff, crag (mass of projecting rock)

Definitions

  1. rock, cliff, crag (mass of projecting rock)

Ancestry of “скала́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskalacrack, cleft → sliver, fragment, wedge; rock
2Proto-Slavicskolitito cleave, to split

Words derived from “скала́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic skoliti →Every word from Proto-Slavic skala →