Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščьrba

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirˀbāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).[1]

Cognate with Latvian šķirba (fissure, slot). Morphologically from *ščьrbiti.

Noun

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*ščьrba f

  1. gap?, dent?, crack?

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “938-47”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 938-47

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щерба́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress