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

Definitions

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese 相続

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相続succession or inheritance of a position, for example as head of a household or organization, or in a specific role
2Chinese相續
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitəEvery word from Japanese