Where does “貴人” come from?

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

貴人 (Japanese): a superior; an aristocrat; a noble; Same as above

Definitions

  1. a superior; an aristocrat; a noble; Same as above

Ancestry of “貴人”, step by step

貴人 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 貴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese貴added to nouns related to people to indicate...
2Chinese貴—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →