Where does “人形” come from?

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

人形 (Japanese): doll; puppet; a picture of someone's appearance;...

Definitions

  1. doll; puppet; a picture of someone's appearance;...

Ancestry of “人形”, step by step

人形 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 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Middle Chinese 人形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese人形—

Words derived from “人形”

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