Where does “poekoe” come from?

poekoe (Afrikaans) comes from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

poekoe (Afrikaans): puku

Definitions

  1. puku

Ancestry of “poekoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulumpuku—
2Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →