Where does “прьсть” come from?

прьсть (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pь̑rstь, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

прьсть (Old Church Slavonic): dust, earth

Definitions

  1. dust, earth

Ancestry of “прьсть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpь̑rstьdust, earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pь̑rstь →
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