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Where does “動画” come from?

動画 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

動画 (Japanese): video; an in-between frame

Definitions

  1. video; an in-between frame

Ancestry of “動画”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
2Middle Chinese畫drawing
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →