Where does “emoji” come from?
emoji (Finnish) comes from Japanese えもじ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
emoji (Finnish): emoji
Ancestry of “emoji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | えもじ | — |
| 2 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |