Where does “potchky” come from?
potchky (English) comes from Yiddish פּאַטשקען, from Polish paćkać.
potchky (English): to work in an amateur fashion for little gain; to...
Definitions
- to work in an amateur fashion for little gain; to...
Ancestry of “potchky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּאַטשקען | to daub, smear; to dirty, soil |
| 2 | Polish | paćkać | — |