Where does “poko” come from?

poko (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu poku, from Portuguese pouco, from Old Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

poko (Papiamentu): few

Definitions

Ancestry of “poko”, step by step

poko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu poku

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kabuverdianu	poku	few
2	Portuguese	pouco	little of something; a short while; little; few
3	Old Portuguese	pouco	—
4	Latin	paucus	few, little
5	Proto-Italic	paukos	few
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ukos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

via Spanish poco

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	poco	little, not much; few, not many; un-, not
2	Old Spanish	poço	well (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)
3	Latin	puteus	pit, dungeon; well; cistern
4	Latin	-al	noun-forming suffix

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →