Where does “厨人” come from?

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

厨人 (Japanese): chef; cook

Definitions

  1. chef; cook

Ancestry of “厨人”, step by step

厨人 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 厨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese厨kitchen; Abbreviation of 厨人; freak, nerd, -fag
2Chinese廚—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →