Where does “美人” come from?
美人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
美人 (Japanese): a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle; a handsome...
Definitions
- a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle; a handsome...
Ancestry of “美人”, step by step
美人 traces back through 3 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 良
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 良 | good, B |
via Japanese 顔
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 顔 | a person's face; a person's reputation |