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Where does “pok” come from?

pok (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch poc, from Proto-Germanic pukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pok (Dutch): pock, pimple

Definitions

  1. pock, pimple

Ancestry of “pok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpoc—
2Proto-Germanicpukkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pok”

  • waterpokken
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