Where does “殺人” come from?

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

殺人 (Japanese): murder of a person; homicide

Definitions

  1. murder of a person; homicide

Ancestry of “殺人”, step by step

殺人 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 殺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese殺killing

Words derived from “殺人”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →