Where does “唐人” come from?

唐人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

唐人 (Japanese): a Chinese person; a foreigner

Definitions

  1. a Chinese person; a foreigner

Ancestry of “唐人”, step by step

唐人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唐foreign lands in general; element in compounds,...
2Japanese伽羅the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532
3Sanskritकालागुरु—

via Japanese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →