Where does “漫畫” come from?

漫畫 (Chinese Mandarin) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

Ancestry of “漫畫”, step by step

漫畫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 漫画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

via Japanese 漫%画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫%画—

Words derived from “漫畫”

Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →