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Where does “パックマン” come from?
パックマン (Japanese) comes from Japanese マン, from English -man, from Middle English -man.
Ancestry of “パックマン”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
マン
man
2
English
-man
Someone who is an expert in an area or who takes...
3
Middle English
-man
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Words derived from “パックマン”
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