Where does “恋人” come from?

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

恋人 (Japanese): a lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend

Definitions

  1. a lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend

Ancestry of “恋人”, step by step

恋人 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 恋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese恋love, "especially" romantic love; longing,...
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →