Where does “pošetka” come from?
pošetka (Czech) comes from French pochette, from Old French pochete, from Old French puche, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pošetka (Czech): sleeve; kit violin
Ancestry of “pošetka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pochette | pocket; sleeve; clutch bag |
| 2 | Old French | pochete | small bag |
| 3 | Old French | puche | bag |
| 4 | Frankish | *pokō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |