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

Definitions

  1. to bag; to bulge

Ancestry of “poka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpokibag, sack, pouch; pouch
2Old Norsepokibag, pocket; pouch; bag
3Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Old Norse poki →