Where does “pòca” come from?

pòca (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse poki, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pòca (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of pòcaid

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pòcaid

Ancestry of “pòca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepokibag, pocket; pouch; bag
2Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Old Norse poki →