Where does “prašina” come from?

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

prašina (Serbo-Croatian): dust, dirt

Definitions

  1. dust, dirt

Ancestry of “prašina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprahpowder; first-person singular imperfect past of...
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 Serbo-Croatian prah →