Where does “պոչկա” come from?

պոչկա (Armenian) comes from Russian по́чка, from Old Russian почька, from Proto-Slavic pъťьka — bud, kernel.

պոչկա (Armenian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “պոչկա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́чкаkidney
2Old Russianпочька
3Proto-Slavicpъťьkabud, kernel
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