Where does “台パン” come from?

台パン (Japanese) comes from Japanese パンチ, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

台パン (Japanese): to punch an arcade machine in frustration

Definitions

  1. to punch an arcade machine in frustration

Ancestry of “台パン”, step by step

台パン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese パンチ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseパンチa punch; to punch
2EnglishPunchA glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show
3EnglishpuncheonA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by...
4Middle Englishpunchoun
5Old Frenchponchonpuncheon
6Latinpunctiōpuncture, pricking
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Middle Chinese だい

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseだい
2JapaneseUsed in compounds with certain sentence-ending...
3Japaneseand/or; is, are; Alternative form of いや
4Japaneseじゃso, then—used for connecting to a reasonable...
5JapaneseであるTo be: the copula, with the same function as だ and its polite form です
6Japaneseat; with, by, using; indicating the following...
7Japanesesentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,...
8Japaneseぞえ­ sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones
9JapaneseAlternative form of い
10Middle Chinese
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-