Where does “旧石器時代” come from?

旧石器時代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旧, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

旧石器時代 (Japanese): the Paleolithic

Definitions

  1. the Paleolithic

Ancestry of “旧石器時代”, step by step

旧石器時代 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseold things, original state, former state, old...
2Japanesea person, human; an individual; mankind, people
3Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese 石器時代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石器時代Stone Age
2Japanese時代age, era, period; the times, spirit of the age;...
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitəEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese