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
Ancestry of “poki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | poki | bag, pocket; pouch; bag |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “poki”