Where does “puko” come from?

puko (Proto-Bantu) comes from Tagalog po, from Hokkien 傅.

Ancestry of “puko”, step by step

puko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpomarks respect toward the person the speaker is...
2Hokkien傅—

via Proto-Germanic pūkô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpūkôhunchback, goblin, spook
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pāug(')-brilliance, spectre

via Tagalog ko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkoby me; of me; me
2Proto-Austronesian*-ku—

Words derived from “puko”

Every word from Hokkien 傅 →Every word from Tagalog po →