Where does “pota” come from?
pota (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوته, from Persian بوته, from Proto-West Germanic bodag, from Proto-Turkic *boda-.
pota (Turkish): melting pot
Ancestry of “pota”, step by step
pota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish پوته
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پوته | crucible, melting pot, any heat-resistant container used in which metals are melted |
| 2 | Persian | بوته | bush; crucible |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bodag | body, trunk, corpse |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *boda- | — |
via French poteau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | poteau | post, pole, stake, stanchion, strut, standard,... |
| 2 | Old French | post | — |
| 3 | Latin | postis | post, doorpost, doorjamb |