Where does “emoji” come from?

emoji (Finnish) comes from Japanese えもじ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.

emoji (Finnish): emoji

Definitions

  1. emoji

Ancestry of “emoji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseえもじ—
2JapaneseえAlternative form of い
3Middle Chinese衣—
Every word from Middle Chinese 衣 →Every word from Japanese え →Every word from Japanese えもじ →