Where does “ピクル” come from?
ピクル (Japanese) comes from English picul, from Portuguese pico, from Portuguese Picar, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
ピクル (Japanese): picul (traditional South and East Asian unit of weight)
Definitions
- picul (traditional South and East Asian unit of weight)
Ancestry of “ピクル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | picul | A traditional South and East Asian unit of... |
| 2 | Portuguese | pico | peak; summit; top; a high mountain that ends in a... |
| 3 | Portuguese | Picar | to sting pierce with a small, sharp point |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 5 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |