Where does “по́рох” come from?
по́рох (Russian) comes from Old Russian порохъ, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.
Ancestry of “по́рох”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Russian | порохъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | porxъ | dust |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pers- | to sprinkle, to spatter |
Words derived from “по́рох”