Where does “otaku” come from?
otaku (Italian) comes from Japanese オタク, from Japanese お宅, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
otaku (Italian): otaku
Ancestry of “otaku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | オタク | geek, nerd; one who is obsessed with something to... |
| 2 | Japanese | お宅 | your home; you; geek |
| 3 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |