Where does “pönk” come from?

pönk (Icelandic) comes from English punk, from Unami punkw, from Proto-Algonquian penkwi, from Proto-Algic penekwe — powder.

pönk (Icelandic): punk (music genre), punk rock

Definitions

  1. punk (music genre), punk rock

Ancestry of “pönk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpunkA person used for sex, particularly; A worthless...
2Unamipunkwashes; dust; powder
3Proto-Algonquianpenkwidust, ash
4Proto-Algicpenekwepowder

Words derived from “pönk”

Every word from Proto-Algic penekwe →Every word from Proto-Algonquian penkwi →Every word from Unami punkw →