Where does “прахоляк” come from?

прахоляк (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian прах, from Old Church Slavonic прахъ, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

прахоляк (Bulgarian): dust in the air

Definitions

  1. dust in the air

Ancestry of “прахоляк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпрахdust; powder
2Old Church Slavonicпрахъdust
3Proto-Slavicporxъdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic прахъ →