Where does “púca” come from?

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

púca (Old Irish): goblin, sprite

Definitions

  1. goblin, sprite

Ancestry of “púca”, 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 “púca”

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