Where does “オナる” come from?

オナる (Japanese) comes from Japanese オナニー, from German Onanie, from New Latin onania — onanism.

オナる (Japanese): to masturbate

Definitions

  1. to masturbate

Ancestry of “オナる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオナニーmasturbation
2GermanOnaniemasturbation
3New Latinonaniaonanism
Every word from New Latin onania →Every word from German Onanie →Every word from Japanese オナニー →