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

  1. to paint; to draw; to picture; to portray; to...

Ancestry of “描く”, step by step

描く traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 書く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書くto write; to record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)
2Proto-Japonickakuto scratch; to write
3KapampanganakuI; me; my
4Proto-Philippine*aku—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
6Proto-Austronesianaku—

via Japanese 絵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
2Middle Chinese繪—

Words derived from “描く”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku →Every word from Proto-Philippine *aku →