river in eastern U.S., from Algonquian Patowmeck, originally the name of a native village in Virginia, perhaps literally "something brought."
*poti-
potion
potlatch
pot-liquor
potluck
Potomac
pot-pie
potpourri
Potsdam
potsherd
potshot
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