Where does “Ainu” come from?

Ainu comes from Japanese アイヌ, borrowed from the Ainu language アィヌ, whose original meaning is unknown.

Ainu (English): A member of an ethnic group on the northern...

Definitions

  1. A member of an ethnic group on the northern...

Ancestry of “Ainu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseアイヌAinu
2Ainuアイヌperson, human being; Ainu person; the Ainu...
Every word from Ainu アイヌ →Every word from Japanese アイヌ →