Where does “czarnoprochowy” come from?

czarnoprochowy (Polish) comes from Polish proch, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

czarnoprochowy (Polish): black powder

Definitions

  1. black powder

Ancestry of “czarnoprochowy”, step by step

czarnoprochowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish proch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprochpowder, gunpowder; Augmentative of proszek
2Proto-Slavicporxъdust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

via Polish Czarny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzarnyblack
2Old Polishczarnyblack
3Proto-Slavic*čь̀rnъblack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Polish proch →