Where does “kaki” come from?

kaki (Tagalog) comes from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, from Hindi ख़ाकी, from Urdu خاکی, from Persian خاکی — khaki; earthy; soily.

kaki (Tagalog): foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet

Definitions

  1. foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet

Ancestry of “kaki”, step by step

kaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish caqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaquipersimmon; khaki
2EnglishkhakiA dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of...
3Hindiख़ाकीearthy; khaki
4Urduخاکیkhaki; earthy
5Persianخاکیkhaki; earthy; soily

via Malay kaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakifoot part of body, leg
2Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
4Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Persian خاکی →Every word from Urdu خاکی →Every word from Hindi ख़ाकी →