Where does “Huk” come from?

Huk (English) comes from English Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, from Tagalog hukbo, from Chinese ho̍k-bū.

Huk (English): A member of the Hukbalahap

Definitions

  1. A member of the Hukbalahap

Ancestry of “Huk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHukbalahapA Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration
2TagalogHukbalahapHukbalahap
3Tagaloghukboarmy
4Chineseho̍k-bū—
Every word from Chinese ho̍k-bū →Every word from Tagalog hukbo →Every word from Tagalog Hukbalahap →