Where does “пороховой” come from?
пороховой (Russian) comes from Russian по́рох, from Old Russian порохъ, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.
пороховой (Russian): gunpowder
Ancestry of “пороховой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | по́рох | — |
| 2 | Old Russian | порохъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | porxъ | dust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pers- | to sprinkle, to spatter |