Where does “kajiki” come from?

kajiki (English) comes from Japanese 梶木, from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

kajiki (English): Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Definitions

  1. Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Ancestry of “kajiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese梶木a marlin
2Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
3Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
4Proto-Japonickəytree
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →