Where does “potchky” come from?

potchky (English) comes from Yiddish פּאַטשקען, from Polish paćkać — to daub, to smudge.

potchky (English): to work in an amateur fashion for little gain; to...

Definitions

  1. to work in an amateur fashion for little gain; to...

Ancestry of “potchky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַטשקעןto daub, smear; to dirty, soil
2Polishpaćkaćto daub, to smudge
Every word from Polish paćkać →Every word from Yiddish פּאַטשקען →