Where does “Aoki” come from?
Aoki comes from Japanese 青木, composed of Japanese 木 and Old Japanese 木, ultimately from Proto-Japonic awo, with the final element's original meaning uncertain.
Ancestry of “Aoki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 青木 | Japanese laurel |
| 2 | Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | kəy | tree |