Where does “mangaka” come from?

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

mangaka (Indonesian): a cartoonist; a comics artist

Definitions

  1. a cartoonist; a comics artist

Ancestry of “mangaka”, 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
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →