Where does “人々” come from?

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

人々 (Japanese): people, each person, everybody

Definitions

  1. people, each person, everybody

Ancestry of “人々”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →