Where does “自転車道” come from?

自転車道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 自転車, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

自転車道 (Japanese): a bicycle lane

Definitions

  1. a bicycle lane

Ancestry of “自転車道”, step by step

自転車道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 自転車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自転車a bicycle
2Chinese車—
3Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Japanese 道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
2Middle Chinese道way
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le →