Where does “proszek” come from?

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

proszek (Polish): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “proszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprochpowder, gunpowder; Augmentative of proszek
2Proto-Slavicporxъdust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Polish proch →