Where does “レビ人” come from?

レビ人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

レビ人 (Japanese): a Levite

Definitions

  1. a Levite

Ancestry of “レビ人”, step by step

レビ人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese レビ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseレビLevi
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →