Where does “порошок” come from?

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

порошок (Russian): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “порошок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́рохgunpowder
2Old Russianпорохъ—
3Proto-Slavicporxъdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “порошок”

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