Where does “人力車” come from?

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

人力車 (Japanese): a rickshaw

Definitions

  1. a rickshaw

Ancestry of “人力車”, step by step

人力車 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 人

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

via Japanese 力

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
2Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese車a car, an automobile, a carriage, a cart; a...
2Middle Chinese車cart, vehicle

Words derived from “人力車”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →