Where does “書く” come from?

書く (Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic kaku, from Kapampangan aku, from Proto-Philippine *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.

書く (Japanese): to write; to record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)

Definitions

  1. to write; to record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)

Ancestry of “書く”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonickakuto scratch; to write
2KapampanganakuI; me; my
3Proto-Philippine*aku—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
5Proto-Austronesianaku—

Words derived from “書く”

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