Where does “pūcel” come from?

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

pūcel (Old English): a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit

Definitions

  1. a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit

Ancestry of “pūcel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpūcadevil, demon; goblin, demon; demon, goblin, imp
2Proto-Bantupuko—
3Tagalogpomarks respect toward the person the speaker is...
4Hokkien傅—

Words derived from “pūcel”

Every word from Hokkien 傅 →Every word from Tagalog po →Every word from Proto-Bantu puko →
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