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Where does “お宅” come from?

お宅 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

お宅 (Japanese): your home; you; geek

Definitions

  1. your home; you; geek

Ancestry of “お宅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
2Middle Chinese御—

Words derived from “お宅”

  • otaku
  • otakukin
  • otaku
  • otaku
  • отаку
  • otaku
  • 御宅族
  • 宅
  • オタク
  • 오덕후
  • 오타쿠
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →