Where does “щербатый” come from?

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

щербатый (Russian): dented (of surface)

Definitions

  1. dented (of surface)

Ancestry of “щербатый”, step by step

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