Where does “漫画家” come from?

漫画家 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

漫画家 (Japanese): a cartoonist; a comics artist

Definitions

  1. a cartoonist; a comics artist

Ancestry of “漫画家”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

Words derived from “漫画家”

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