Where does “相続人” come from?
相続人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
相続人 (Japanese): a successor; an heir
Ancestry of “相続人”, step by step
相続人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |
via Japanese 相続
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 相続 | succession or inheritance of a position, for example as head of a household or organization, or in a specific role |
| 2 | Chinese | 相續 | — |