Where does “maki” come from?

maki (English) comes from Japanese まき, from Old Japanese 真木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

maki (English): A lemur; makizushi, a form of sushi that is...

Definitions

  1. A lemur; makizushi, a form of sushi that is...

Ancestry of “maki”, step by step

maki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese まき

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseまきwinding
2Old Japanese真木—
3Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
4Proto-Japonickəytree

via French maki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmakimaki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)
2Japanese巻きwinding; curly
3Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind
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