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
- Used in naming of puzzle games similar to sudoku
Ancestry of “-doku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sudoku | A type of puzzle whose completion requires each... |
| 2 | Japanese | 数独 | sudoku |
| 3 | Japanese | に | particle for indirect objects; to; particle for... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | に | — |
Words derived from “-doku”