Where does “人” come from?

人 (Kunigami) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *pito, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

人 (Kunigami): person; human

Definitions

  1. person; human

Ancestry of “人”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*pitoone
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *pito →
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