Where does “ちゃん” come from?
ちゃん (Japanese) comes from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.
ちゃん (Japanese): -chan; title affixed to animals
Definitions
- -chan; title affixed to animals
Ancestry of “ちゃん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | -さん | honorific suffix |