Where does “poukel” come from?

poukel (Middle English) comes from Old English pūcel, from Old English pūca, from Proto-Bantu puko, from Tagalog po, from Hokkien 傅.

Ancestry of “poukel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpūcela goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit
2Old Englishpūcadevil, demon; goblin, demon; demon, goblin, imp
3Proto-Bantupuko—
4Tagalogpomarks respect toward the person the speaker is...
5Hokkien傅—
Every word from Hokkien 傅 →Every word from Tagalog po →Every word from Proto-Bantu puko →