Where does “kuya” come from?
kuya (Tagalog) comes from Hokkien 哥兄.
kuya (Tagalog): elder brother; big brother; respectful term of...
Definitions
- elder brother; big brother; respectful term of...
Ancestry of “kuya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hokkien | 哥兄 | — |
Words derived from “kuya”