Where does “chanslash” come from?

chanslash (English) comes from English slash, from French esclachier, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

chanslash (English): Slash fan fiction involving minor characters

Definitions

  1. Slash fan fiction involving minor characters

Ancestry of “chanslash”, step by step

chanslash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslashA slashing action or motion, "particularly"; A...
2Frenchesclachierto break
3Frankishslaitanto split, break
4Proto-Germanicslaitijaną
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-

via Japanese ちゃん

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちゃん-chan; title affixed to animals
2Japanese-さんhonorific suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-Every word from Proto-Germanic slītanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną