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Where does “pulveri” come from?

pulveri (Finnish) comes from Swedish pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulveri (Finnish): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “pulveri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulveri”

  • maitopulveri
  • pulveroida
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →