Where does “市内電車” come from?
市内電車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電車, from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.
市内電車 (Japanese): a tram, a streetcar
Ancestry of “市内電車”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 電車 | an electric multiple unit train |
| 2 | Japanese | 電 | lightning |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 電 | — |