Where does “Maki” come from?

Maki (German) comes from French maki, from Japanese 巻き, from Japanese 巻く — roll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind.

Maki (German): prosimian

Definitions

  1. prosimian

Ancestry of “Maki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Maki”

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