Where does “mfuko” come from?
mfuko (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu puko, from Tagalog po, from Hokkien 傅.
mfuko (Swahili): bag; purse
Ancestry of “mfuko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | puko | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | po | marks respect toward the person the speaker is... |
| 3 | Hokkien | 傅 | — |
Words derived from “mfuko”