Where does “-aboo” come from?
-aboo (English) comes from English weeaboo, from English wapanese, from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Ancestry of “-aboo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weeaboo | A non-Japanese person who is obsessed with... |
| 2 | English | wapanese | A white person who is obsessed with Japanese... |
| 3 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 4 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 5 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 6 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 7 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |