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Where does “pok” come from?

pok (Middle English) comes from Old English poc, from Proto-Germanic pukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “pok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpoc—
2Proto-Germanicpukkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pok”

  • pock
  • pockmark
  • pocky
  • pockwood
  • cowpock
  • pockiness
  • kinepock
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