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Where does “poki” come from?

poki (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse poki, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

poki (Icelandic): bag, sack, pouch; pouch

Definitions

  1. bag, sack, pouch; pouch

Ancestry of “poki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepokibag, pocket; pouch; bag
2Proto-Germanic*puhô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “poki”

  • pokabjörn
  • pokadýr
  • poka
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