Where does “riksák” come from?
riksák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian riksa, from English ricksha, from English jinriksha, from Japanese 人力車, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə.
riksák (Hungarian): nominative plural of riksa
Definitions
- nominative plural of riksa
Ancestry of “riksák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | riksa | rickshaw, ricksha |
| 2 | English | ricksha | Alternative form of rickshaw |
| 3 | English | jinriksha | Synonym of rickshaw |
| 4 | Japanese | 人力車 | a rickshaw |
| 5 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 6 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | — |