English
Jocson
Jocson comes from Tagalog Jocson, from Hokkien ‘of or relating to the Hokkien language’, and ultimately from Hokkien 福建 ‘Fujian / Fukien’.
- Hokkienmodern福建Hok-kiàn‘Fujian / Fukien’
- TagalogmodernHokkien‘of or relating to the Hokkien language’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernJocson
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern福建Hok-kiàn‘Fujian / Fukien’
- TagalogmodernHokkien‘of or relating to the Hokkien language’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernJocson
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Tagalog Hokkien ‘of or relating to the Hokkien language’
Today it means
name A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 福建 / Jocson