Where does “蛸焼き” come from?

蛸焼き (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蛸 — octopus.

蛸焼き (Japanese): takoyaki

Definitions

  1. takoyaki

Ancestry of “蛸焼き”, step by step

蛸焼き traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蛸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛸octopus

via Japanese 焼く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese焼くto change something by means of fire, light, chemicals, or other means

Words derived from “蛸焼き”

Every word from Japanese 蛸 →