Where does “pocketys” come from?

pocketys (Cornish) comes from Cornish pocket, from English pocket, from Middle English pocket, from Anglo-Norman fro.

Ancestry of “pocketys”, step by step

pocketys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish pocket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpocketpocket
2EnglishpocketA bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for...
3Middle Englishpocketbag, sack
4Anglo-Normanfro—

via Cornish ys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyscorn

Words derived from “pocketys”

Every word from Anglo-Norman fro →Every word from Middle English pocket →Every word from English pocket →