The Russian term "za, poka" matches the English term "during"

other russian words that include "za" : english :
za granitsej abroad
bezgranichnihj, bezzavetnihj, beskrajnihj, bespredel ‘nihj absolute
zabirat’, zabrat’ abstract
za, posl e after
podnimat’sya, podnyat’sya, zabirat’sya v, zabrat’sya v, zabirat’sya na, zabrat’sya na ascend
bazar bazaar
iz-za because of
za, posl e behind
khotet’, zakhotet’ be willing to
berëza birch
bl uza blouse
zabirat’, zabrat’ board
zabirat’, zabrat’ bring along
bronzovihj, bronza bronze
zanimat’sya busy
podnimat’sya, podnyat’sya, zabirat’sya v, zabrat’sya v, zabirat’sya na, zabrat’sya na climb
zakrihvat’, zakriht’ close
prikaz, prikazihvat’, prikazat’ command
pl akat’, zapl akat’ cry
zavod enterprise
fabrika, zavod factory
bazar, bel okurihj fair
za, poka, iz-za for
iz-za for sake of
borzaya greyhound
Finskij zal iv Gulf of Finland
zal hall
bezzashchitnihj, bespomoshchnihj helpless
zazhigatel ‘naya bomba incendiary bomb
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
zal lounge
azart lust
zapisihvat’, zapisat’ make a note
bazar market
bazar marketplace
Mozambik Mozambique
bil et, zapisihvat’, zapisat’ note
iz-za on account of
prikazihvat’, prikazat’, prikaz order
iz-za owing to
abzats paragraph
zal parlour
azart passion
azartnihj passionate
pl atit’, zapl atit’ pay
zal salon
govorit’, skazat’ say
zabirat’sya v, zabrat’sya v, zabirat’sya na, zabrat’sya na scale
zabirat’, zabrat’ screen
fraza sentence
amortizator shock absorber
zakrihvat’, zakriht’ shut
zal sitting room
vokzal , stantsiya station
zabirat’, zabrat’ take along
zabirat’, zabrat’ take away
govorit’, skazat’, prikazihvat’, prikazat’ tell
iz-za through
zavtra tomorrow
vaza vase
bak, vaza vessel
viza visa
viza visé
zabirat’, zabrat’ wainscot
khotet’, zakhotet’ want
pl akat’, zapl akat’ weep
za, poka whereas
za, poka, vremya while
za, poka whilst
zhel at’, pozhel at’, khotet’, zakhotet’ wish
zapisihvat’, zapisat’ write down
other russian words that include "poka" : english :
za, poka, iz-za for
za, poka whereas
za, poka, vremya while
za, poka whilst
Even in Space
It is the most widely adopted language in Eurasia. Chinese beats out Russian with the sheer numbers of speakers it has. But Russia has the widest geographical reach. Russian is such an important language that during the Space Race, learning the language became part of Astronaut training. This is still true today as Russian is a language of the International Space Station.
Starts with A
Russian does not have a lot of words that start with “A.” It’s been almost a rule going back to early times. Most native Russian words don’t start with A. There are a few exceptions like “alphabet” and “perhaps.” But other than that, if you see a Russian word that starts with “A,” the chances are that it’s a foreign word imported into the language.