Where does “描く” come from?
描く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 書く, from Proto-Japonic kaku, from Kapampangan aku, from Proto-Philippine *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.
描く (Japanese): to paint; to draw; to picture; to portray; to...
Definitions
- to paint; to draw; to picture; to portray; to...
Ancestry of “描く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 書く | write; record on the surface of; compose; put ... |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | kaku | to scratch; to write |
| 3 | Kapampangan | aku | I; me; my |
| 4 | Proto-Philippine | *aku | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aku | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | aku | — |