Where does “koy” come from?

koy (Proto-Japonic) comes from Persian قوی, from Arabic قَوِيّ — strong.

koy (Proto-Japonic): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “koy”, step by step

koy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian قوی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقویstrong; Form of قو with ezâfe
2Arabicقَوِيّstrong

via Proto-Athabaskan *qʊy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*qʊyvomit

via Khmer គយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគយcustoms, custom house

Words derived from “koy”

Every word from Arabic قَوِيّ →Every word from Persian قوی →