Where does “黒人” come from?

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

黒人 (Japanese): a black person (e.g. African-American)

Definitions

  1. a black person (e.g. African-American)

Ancestry of “黒人”, step by step

黒人 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 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...

Words derived from “黒人”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →