Where does “島外人” come from?
島外人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 外人, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
島外人 (Japanese): island foreigner; A person who is not of Japanese...
Definitions
- island foreigner; A person who is not of Japanese...
Ancestry of “島外人”, step by step
島外人 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 外人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 外人 | outsider; an estranged, unfamiliar person;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |
via Japanese 島人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 島人 | — |
via Japanese 島外
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 島外 | outside of island |