Where does “polvar” come from?

polvar (Friulian) comes from Latin pulverem, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polvar (Friulian): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “polvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulveremaccusative singular of pulvis
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverem →