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
Ancestry of “ペンキ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pek | pitch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pec | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pek | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 5 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |