Where does “ケーキ屋” come from?
ケーキ屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ケーキ, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
ケーキ屋 (Japanese): cake shop
Definitions
- cake shop
Ancestry of “ケーキ屋”, step by step
ケーキ屋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ケーキ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ケーキ | cake |
| 2 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 3 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Japanese 屋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 屋 | house; shop; person who sells or does that thing;... |