Where does “yaki” come from?
yaki (Ido) comes from Ido yako, from English yak, from Korean 약, from Japanese 役, from Middle Chinese 役.
yaki (Ido): plural of yako
Ancestry of “yaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | yako | yak |
| 2 | English | yak | An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas,... |
| 3 | Korean | 약 | drug; medicine; approximately; about; an ancient... |
| 4 | Japanese | 役 | role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 役 | — |