Where does “poʼ” come from?

poʼ (Makasar) comes from Dutch pot, from Middle Dutch pot, from Old Dutch *pot, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

poʼ (Makasar): a flowerpot

Definitions

  1. a flowerpot

Ancestry of “poʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpotjar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper
2Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
3Old Dutch*pota pot
4Frankish*pott—
5Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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