Where does “kaki” come from?

kaki (English) comes from Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

kaki (English): a persimmon, more specifically the Japanese...

Definitions

  1. a persimmon, more specifically the Japanese...

Ancestry of “kaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakifoot part of body, leg
2Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
4Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot

Words derived from “kaki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayic kaki →