Where does “전차” come from?

전차 (Korean) comes from Chinese 電車, from Japanese 電車, from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.

전차 (Korean): streetcar, tram

Definitions

  1. streetcar, tram

Ancestry of “전차”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese電車tram; streetcar; electric multiple unit train;...
2Japanese電車an electric multiple unit train
3Japanese電lightning
4Middle Chinese電—
Every word from Middle Chinese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電車 →