Where does “пемза” come from?

пемза (Russian) comes from Latin pumex, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

пемза (Russian): pumice

Definitions

  1. pumice

Ancestry of “пемза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpumexa pumice stone; pumice; any porous rock
2Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)- →Every word from Latin pumex →