Where does “mangkukulam” come from?

mangkukulam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mang — an informal term of address for an elderly man;...

mangkukulam (Tagalog): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “mangkukulam”, step by step

mangkukulam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog mang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmangan informal term of address for an elderly man;...

via Tagalog kulam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulamwitchcraft; witchery; sorcery; bewitchment
Every word from Tagalog mang