Where does “zitensa” come from?

zitensa (Tsou) comes from Japanese 自転車, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

zitensa (Tsou): bicycle

Definitions

  1. bicycle

Ancestry of “zitensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自転車a bicycle
2Chinese車—
3Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le →