Where does “電車” come from?
電車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.
電車 (Japanese): an electric multiple unit train
Definitions
- an electric multiple unit train
Ancestry of “電車”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 電 | lightning |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 電 | — |