Where does “pokal” come from?

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

pokal (Swedish): Cup; a trophy; cup; a contest

Definitions

  1. Cup; a trophy; cup; a contest

Ancestry of “pokal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbokal—
2GermanPokalgoblet; cup, trophy
3Frenchbocaljar; bowl
4Italianboccalejug; mug; pannikin
5Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “pokal”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Italian -ale →