Where does “路面電車” come from?
路面電車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電車, from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.
路面電車 (Japanese): a tram UK, a streetcar/trolley US
Definitions
- a tram UK, a streetcar/trolley US
Ancestry of “路面電車”, step by step
路面電車 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 電車
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 電車 | an electric multiple unit train |
| 2 | Japanese | 電 | lightning |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 電 | — |
via Japanese 路面
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 路面 | surface of the road |