Where does “parch” come from?

parch (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pьrxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piršas, from Proto-Indo-European pŕ̥s-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

parch (Polish): scab; a fungal disease of plants and the lesions...

Definitions

  1. scab; a fungal disease of plants and the lesions...

Ancestry of “parch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьrxъpowder, fine dust
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpiršas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpŕ̥s-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “parch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pŕ̥s-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piršas →