Where does “pooka” come from?
pooka (English) comes from Old Irish púca, from Old English pūca, from Proto-Bantu puko, from Tagalog po, from Hokkien 傅.
pooka (English): A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form,...
Definitions
- A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form,...
Ancestry of “pooka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | púca | goblin, sprite |
| 2 | Old English | pūca | devil, demon; goblin, demon; demon, goblin, imp |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | puko | — |
| 4 | Tagalog | po | marks respect toward the person the speaker is... |
| 5 | Hokkien | 傅 | — |