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

動画 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 画

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

via Japanese 動

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動to move; moving

Words derived from “動画”

Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →