Where does “прах” come from?

прах (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic прахъ, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

прах (Russian): dust, earth; ashes, remains

Definitions

  1. dust, earth; ashes, remains

Ancestry of “прах”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпрахъdust
2Proto-Slavicporxъdust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic прахъ →