Where does “ネタ” come from?

ネタ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 種, from Proto-Japonic tanay — seed.

ネタ (Japanese): material or ingredients to make something; ideas...

Definitions

  1. material or ingredients to make something; ideas...

Ancestry of “ネタ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese種a seed; a pit or stone in a fruit; a gamete
2Proto-Japonictanayseed

Words derived from “ネタ”

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