Where does “manga” come from?

manga (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

manga (Indonesian): a comic originating in Japan

Definitions

  1. a comic originating in Japan

Ancestry of “manga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

Words derived from “manga”

Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →