Where does “内国人” come from?

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

内国人 (Japanese): a native of a country, a citizen

Definitions

  1. a native of a country, a citizen

Ancestry of “内国人”, step by step

内国人 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 内国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese内国the interior of a country, within a country
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →