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
- a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit
Ancestry of “pūcel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | pūca | devil, demon; goblin, demon; demon, goblin, imp |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | puko | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | po | marks respect toward the person the speaker is... |
| 4 | Hokkien | 傅 | — |
Words derived from “pūcel”