Where does “poke bowl” come from?

poke bowl (English) comes from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “poke bowl”, step by step

poke bowl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bowl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbowlA roughly hemispherical container used to hold,...
2Middle Englishbollepod; shell
3Old Englishbollabowl
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via English poke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
2Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
3Anglo-Normanpokesack
4Frankish*pokō—
5Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →