Where does “パチンカス” come from?

パチンカス (Japanese) comes from Japanese パチンコ, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

パチンカス (Japanese): pachinko addict

Definitions

  1. pachinko addict

Ancestry of “パチンカス”, step by step

パチンカス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese パチンコ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseパチンコa form of vertical pinball used for gambling,...
2Japanesea child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
3Japanesea mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
4Japanesenezumi

via Japanese かす

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseかす粕, 糟 in sake production, the dregs or lees left...
Every word from Japanese nezumiEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese
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