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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/porxъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *paršas, from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (to sprinkle). Cf. Lithuanian purkšti (shower), Latvian pārsla (flake), Sanskrit पृषत् (pṛ́ṣat), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀 (paršuiia), Old Norse fors, Tocharian A/Tocharian B pärs-.

Noun

*pȏrxъ m

  1. dust

Declension

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pers-‎ (0 c, 4 e)

Descendants

Non-Slavic:

  • Megleno-Romanian: prau
  • Romanian: praf

Further reading

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