Where does “trishaw” come from?
trishaw (English) comes from English rickshaw, from Japanese 力車, from Japanese 人力車, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
trishaw (English): A three-wheeled cycle rickshaw
Definitions
- A three-wheeled cycle rickshaw
Ancestry of “trishaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rickshaw | A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 力車 | a rickshaw |
| 3 | Japanese | 人力車 | a rickshaw |
| 4 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |