Where does “щербатий” come from?

щербатий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -а́тий, from Old East Slavic -атъ, from Proto-Slavic -àtъ.

щербатий (Ukrainian): dented (of surface)

Definitions

  1. dented (of surface)

Ancestry of “щербатий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-а́тийSuffix 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 Ukrainian -а́тий →Every word from Old East Slavic -атъ →
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