Where does “proch” come from?

proch (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

proch (Upper Sorbian): dust; powder, gunpowder

Definitions

  1. dust; powder, gunpowder

Ancestry of “proch”, 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 →