Where does “南蛮人” come from?

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

南蛮人 (Japanese): a foreigner from Portugal or Spain; more broadly,...

Definitions

  1. a foreigner from Portugal or Spain; more broadly,...

Ancestry of “南蛮人”, step by step

南蛮人 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 南蛮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南蛮a foreigner from Portugal or Spain; more broadly,...
2Middle Chinese南蠻southern barbarian
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →
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