Where does “pachinko” come from?

pachinko (Dutch) comes from English pachinko, from Japanese パチンコ, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

pachinko (Dutch): pachinko

Definitions

  1. pachinko

Ancestry of “pachinko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpachinkoA mechanical ball-dropping game similar to...
2Japaneseパチンコa form of vertical pinball used for gambling,...
3Japanesea child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
4Japanesea mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
5Japanesenezumi
Every word from Japanese nezumiEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese
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