Where does “デコイ” come from?

デコイ (Japanese) comes from English decoy, from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

デコイ (Japanese): decoy

Definitions

  1. decoy

Ancestry of “デコイ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecoyA person or object meant to lure somebody into...
2Dutchdethe
3Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
4Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
5Old Dutchthē—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →