Where does “פּוקען” come from?

פּוקען (Yiddish) comes from Russian пу́кать, from Proto-Slavic pǫkati — to burst; to crack.

פּוקען (Yiddish): to burst, to pop

Definitions

  1. to burst, to pop

Ancestry of “פּוקען”, step by step

פּוקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пу́кать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпу́катьto fart (mild or childish)
2Proto-Slavicpǫkatito burst; to crack

via Polish pukać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpukaćto knock

Words derived from “פּוקען”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pǫkati →Every word from Russian пу́кать →