Where does “bocor” come from?

bocor (English) comes from Haitian Creole bòkò, from Fon bokono, from Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀.

bocor (English): A voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as...

Definitions

  1. A voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as...

Ancestry of “bocor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolebòkòsorcerer, bocor
2Fonbokono—
3Fonbókɔ́nɔ̀—

Words derived from “bocor”

Every word from Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ →Every word from Fon bokono →Every word from Haitian Creole bòkò →