Where does “デジャブ” come from?
デジャブ (Japanese) comes from English déjà vu, from French déjà-vu, from French VU, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
デジャブ (Japanese): Alternative form of デジャビュ
Definitions
- Alternative form of デジャビュ
Ancestry of “デジャブ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | déjà vu | The subjective, unexpected feeling of having... |
| 2 | French | déjà-vu | déjà vu |
| 3 | French | VU | given based on |
| 4 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 5 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 6 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |