Where does “koi” come from?

Koi comes from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい, with the original meaning unknown.

koi (English): Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common...

Definitions

  1. Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common...

Ancestry of “koi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesecarp, specifically, the common carp
2Old Japaneseこい
Every word from Old Japanese こいEvery word from Japanese