Where does “吹き替え” come from?

吹き替え (Japanese) comes from Japanese 替える, from Japanese かふ.

吹き替え (Japanese): dubbing

Definitions

  1. dubbing

Ancestry of “吹き替え”, step by step

吹き替え traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 替える

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese替えるsubstitute, replace
2Japaneseかふ

via Japanese 吹く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese吹くto blow, of wind to move, to cause air to move
Every word from Japanese かふEvery word from Japanese 替える
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