Where does “maki” come from?

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

maki (Italian): black lemur (Eulemur macaco)

Definitions

  1. black lemur (Eulemur macaco)

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
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