Where does “puk” come from?

puk (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese পোক, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pokkas.

puk (Naga Pidgin): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “puk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপোকinsect; bug
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpokkas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pokkas →Every word from Assamese পোক →