Where does “pokal” come from?

pokal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Pokal, from French bocal, from Italian boccale, from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

pokal (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cup trophy

Definitions

  1. a cup trophy

Ancestry of “pokal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPokalgoblet; cup, trophy
2Frenchbocaljar; bowl
3Italianboccalejug; mug; pannikin
4Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →