Where does “jinrikisha” come from?
jinrikisha (English) comes from English jinriksha, from Japanese 人力車, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə.
jinrikisha (English): Alternative form of jinriksha
Definitions
- Alternative form of jinriksha
Ancestry of “jinrikisha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jinriksha | Synonym of rickshaw |
| 2 | Japanese | 人力車 | a rickshaw |
| 3 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | — |