Where does “パイカ” come from?

パイカ (Japanese) comes from English PICA, from Medieval Latin pica, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

パイカ (Japanese): pica

Definitions

  1. pica

Ancestry of “パイカ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPICAAbbreviation of phenolic impregnated carbon...
2Medieval Latinpicapica: a service book; pie
3Latinpīcamagpie
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Latin pīca →Every word from Medieval Latin pica →