furfur

Etymology
From, reduplication of , from , metathesis of (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1)  a particle of dandruff
 * 2)  dandruff

Translations

 * Bulgarian: пърхот
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: лупа́

Etymology
. Traditionally explained as from, however as De Vaan notes the vowel /u/ would be unexplained; a preform would be expected instead, but no such root exists. Compare 🇨🇬 and, which also relate to grains.

Alternatively, cognate with 🇨🇬, from. In either of these cases, from a root.

Given the word's unusual form in the absence of a solid Indo-European explanation, borrowing from some unknown, perhaps, source is likely.

Noun

 * 1) bran, husks of grain, chaff
 * 2) scaly infection of the skin