Where does “otakukin” come from?
otakukin (English) comes from English otaku, from Japanese オタク, from Japanese お宅, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
otakukin (English): A person who claims or believes that their soul...
Definitions
- A person who claims or believes that their soul...
Ancestry of “otakukin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | otaku | One with an obsessive interest in something,... |
| 2 | Japanese | オタク | geek, nerd; one who is obsessed with something to... |
| 3 | Japanese | お宅 | your home; you; geek |
| 4 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |