Where does “gacha” come from?

gacha (English) comes from Chinese 嘎查, from Mongolian ᠭᠠᠴᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ.

gacha (English): A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan

Definitions

  1. A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan

Ancestry of “gacha”, step by step

gacha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 嘎查

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese嘎查gacha
2Mongolianᠭᠠᠴᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ—

via Japanese ガチャ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseガチャa vending machine that sells random toys
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