Where does “pota” come from?

pota (Irish) comes from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

pota (Irish): pot; tub

Definitions

  1. pot; tub

Ancestry of “pota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
2Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
3Vulgar Latinpottum
4Frankish*pott
5Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “pota

Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn-Every word from Proto-Germanic puttazEvery word from Frankish *pott
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