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Where does “puko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puko”

  • kifuko
  • mfuko
Every word from Hokkien 傅 →