Where does “пока” come from?
пока (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кꙑи, from Proto-Slavic kъjь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
пока (Russian): for the present, for the time being
Definitions
- for the present, for the time being
Ancestry of “пока”, step by step
пока traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic кꙑи
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | кꙑи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъjь | which |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |