Where does “manhwa” come from?

manhwa (English) comes from Korean 만화, from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

manhwa (English): A Korean comic

Definitions

  1. A Korean comic

Ancestry of “manhwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean만화comics, manga, manhwa, manhua
2Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
3Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
4Middle Chinese畫drawing
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →
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