Where does “-doku” come from?

-doku (English) comes from English sudoku, from Japanese 数独, from Japanese に, from Old Japanese に.

-doku (English): Used in naming of puzzle games similar to sudoku

Definitions

  1. Used in naming of puzzle games similar to sudoku

Ancestry of “-doku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsudokuA type of puzzle whose completion requires each...
2Japanese数独sudoku
3Japaneseにparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
4Old Japaneseに—

Words derived from “-doku”

Every word from Old Japanese に →Every word from Japanese に →Every word from Japanese 数独 →