Where does “動画マン” come from?
動画マン (Japanese) comes from Japanese 動画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.
動画マン (Japanese): an inbetweener
Ancestry of “動画マン”, step by step
動画マン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 動画
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 動画 | video; an in-between frame |
| 2 | Japanese | 画 | picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 畫 | drawing |
via Japanese マン
| 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 | — |