Where does “burakumin” come from?
burakumin (English) comes from Japanese 部落民, from Japanese 民, from Middle Chinese 民, from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus — army.
burakumin (English): A member of a Japanese social minority group,...
Definitions
- A member of a Japanese social minority group,...
Ancestry of “burakumin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 部落民 | burakumin, member of a group of modern-day outcastes discriminated against based on their perceived linkage to Japan's lowest ranks of feudal outcaste groups, place of residency or occupations. Often referred to as 被差別部落民 |
| 2 | Japanese | 民 | citizen |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 民 | people |
| 4 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 5 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 7 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 8 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 11 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |