Where does “kaki” come from?

kaki (Polish) comes from English kaki, from Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

kaki (Polish): Japanese persimmon, kaki

Definitions

  1. Japanese persimmon, kaki

Ancestry of “kaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkakia persimmon, more specifically the Japanese...
2Malaykakifoot part of body, leg
3Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
5Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayic kaki →