Where does “自然人” come from?

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

自然人 (Japanese): natural person; wild person

Definitions

  1. natural person; wild person

Ancestry of “自然人”, step by step

自然人 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 自然

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自然naturally; spontaneously; rarely
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →