English
manpo-kei
Manpo-kei comes from Japanese 万歩計 ‘pedometer’.
- Japanesemodern万歩計‘pedometer’literally ‘10,000 steps’
- Englishtodaymanpo-kei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern万歩計‘pedometer’literally ‘10,000 steps’
- Englishtodaymanpo-kei
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 万歩計 (literally “10,000 steps”)
Every English word from Japanese 万歩計
Today it means
noun A kind of pedometer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 万歩計 / manpo-kei