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Where does “ckoi” come from?

ckoi (French) comes from French koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.

Ancestry of “ckoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchkoiAlternative spelling of quoi
2Japanese鯉carp, specifically, the common carp
3Old Japaneseこい—
Every word from Old Japanese こい →