praf
Moldavian
/praf/
noun
Definitions
- dust
- powder
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *porxъ derived from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (rain, dust, sprinkle, spray, splash, spatter).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pers-
Gloss
rain, dust, sprinkle, spray, splash, spatter
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
雨
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- persillum Latin
- *pers- Proto-Indo-European
- *fursaz Proto-Germanic
- proch Polish
- *porxъ Proto-Slavic
- *pьrstь Proto-Slavic
- *pьrxati Proto-Slavic
- *pьrxotь Proto-Slavic
- prach Czech
- prah Serbo-Croatian
- прах Serbo-Croatian
- پاشیدن Persian
- прав Macedonian
- порах Belarusian
- prah Slovene
- прахъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- порохъ Old East Slavic
- proch Lower Sorbian
- proch Upper Sorbian