Where does “poka” come from?
poka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic poki, from Old Norse poki, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
poka (Icelandic): to bag; to bulge
Ancestry of “poka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | poki | bag, sack, pouch; pouch |
| 2 | Old Norse | poki | bag, pocket; pouch; bag |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |