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
1Malayhukumlaw
2Classical Malayhukumlaw
3Arabicحُكْم—

Words derived from “hukom”

Every word from Arabic حُكْم →Every word from Classical Malay hukum →Every word from Malay hukum →