Where does “maqui” come from?
maqui (Catalan) comes from French maki, from Japanese 巻き, from Japanese 巻く — roll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind.
maqui (Catalan): lemur
Definitions
- lemur
Ancestry of “maqui”, step by step
maqui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French maki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maki | maki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta) |
| 2 | Japanese | 巻き | winding; curly |
| 3 | Japanese | 巻く | roll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind |
via Spanish maqui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maqui | maqui, Chilean wineberry (Aristotelia chilensis) |