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.

по́рох (Russian): gunpowder

Definitions

  1. gunpowder

Ancestry of “по́рох”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Russianпорохъ—
2Proto-Slavicporxъdust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “по́рох”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Old Russian порохъ →