Where does “poka” come from?

poka (Tagalog) comes from Spanish foca, from Old Spanish phoca.

poka (Tagalog): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “poka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfocaseal; whale
2Old Spanishphoca—
Every word from Old Spanish phoca →Every word from Spanish foca →