Where does “火車” come from?

火車 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

火車 (Chinese): train; combat chariot carrying equipment for...

Definitions

  1. train; combat chariot carrying equipment for...

Ancestry of “火車”, step by step

火車 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese車—
2Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Chinese 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese火—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*məjfire

Words derived from “火車”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le →