Where does “観覧車” come from?

観覧車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 車, from Middle Chinese 車 — cart, vehicle.

観覧車 (Japanese): a Ferris wheel

Definitions

  1. a Ferris wheel

Ancestry of “観覧車”, step by step

観覧車 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese車a car, an automobile, a carriage, a cart; a...
2Middle Chinese車cart, vehicle

via Japanese 観覧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese観覧watching, viewing
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