Frompe, po(“peacock”) +cok(“cock, rooster”), fromOld Englishpāwa,pēa(“peafowl”), fromLatinpāvō(“peacock”), of unknown origin; perhaps related toTamilதோகை(tōkai,“peacock feather”), or imitative (compareLatinpaupulō(“to call as a peacock”).
pecok (pluralpecokkes)