Where does “порошковый” come from?

порошковый (Russian) comes from Russian порошок, from Russian по́рох, from Old Russian порохъ, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

порошковый (Russian): powder; powdered

Definitions

  1. powder; powdered

Ancestry of “порошковый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпорошокpowder
2Russianпо́рохgunpowder
3Old Russianпорохъ—
4Proto-Slavicporxъdust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Old Russian порохъ →
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