Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Per Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary (it splits the term into two separate lemmas), perhaps:

Pronunciation

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Noun

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по́чка (póčkaf (dialectal)

  1. boundary between slots of land (usually in the form of an embankment or a hedge)
  2. (Torlak dialects) edge, brink

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpot͡ɕkə]
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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic почька (počĭka). Vasmer suggests derivation from печь (pečʹ, bake); compare пе́чень (péčenʹ, liver).

Noun

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по́чка (póčkaf inan (genitive по́чки, nominative plural по́чки, genitive plural по́чек)

  1. kidney
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: պոչկա (počʻka)
  • Ingrian: pocka

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old East Slavic почька (počĭka), from Proto-Slavic *pъťьka. Compare Ukrainian по́чки (póčky), Polish pestka, Czech pecka, Slovene реčkà.

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по́чка (póčkaf inan (genitive по́чки, nominative plural по́чки, genitive plural по́чек)

  1. bud
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Further reading

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  • почка in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru