When you say 'rickshaw' are you speaking Japanese?

'Rickshaw' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'jinricksha'. The word entered the English language some time around 1887.

rickshaw [noun] [1887]

A small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in J...

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note: jin means man - riki means strength or power and sha means carriage. Rickshaws originated in Japan where they were first used in the late 1800s.
Etymology: Alteration of 'jinrikisha'

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