Where does “порохъ” come from?

порохъ (Old Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

Ancestry of “порохъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicporxъdust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “порохъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →