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Where does “hukom” come from?

hukom (Tagalog) comes from Malay hukum, from Classical Malay hukum, from Arabic حُكْم.

hukom (Tagalog): court judge

Definitions

  1. court judge

Ancestry of “hukom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhukum—
2Classical Malayhukumlaw
3Arabicحُكْم—
Every word from Arabic حُكْم →