Where does “прах” come from?

прах (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

прах (Serbo-Croatian): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “прах”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicporxъdust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →