Where does “ペンキ” come from?

ペンキ (Japanese) comes from Dutch pek, from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

ペンキ (Japanese): paint

Definitions

  1. paint

Ancestry of “ペンキ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpekpitch
2Middle Dutchpec—
3Old Dutchpek—
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →