Where does “嬢ちゃん” come from?
嬢ちゃん (Japanese) comes from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.
嬢ちゃん (Japanese): young girl, miss honorific
Definitions
- young girl, miss honorific
Ancestry of “嬢ちゃん”, step by step
嬢ちゃん traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ちゃん
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ちゃん | -chan; title affixed to animals |
| 2 | Japanese | -さん | honorific suffix |
via Japanese 嬢
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 嬢 | a daughter; a young lady; a mistress; a... |