Where does “щебень” come from?

щебень (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ščebьňь, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

щебень (Russian): crushed stone, road metal; detritus

Definitions

  1. crushed stone, road metal; detritus

Ancestry of “щебень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ščebьňь
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “щебень

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščebьňь