Where does “ケー” come from?

ケー (Japanese) comes from English Kay, from Latin ka — The name of the letter "K".

ケー (Japanese): The name of the Latin-script letter K

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K

Ancestry of “ケー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKayderived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K
2LatinkaThe name of the letter "K"
Every word from Latin ka →