Where does “ポケット” come from?

ポケット (Japanese) comes from English pocket, from Middle English pocket, from Anglo-Norman fro.

ポケット (Japanese): pocket

Definitions

  1. pocket

Ancestry of “ポケット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpocketA bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for...
2Middle Englishpocketbag, sack
3Anglo-Normanfro—
Every word from Anglo-Norman fro →Every word from Middle English pocket →Every word from English pocket →