Where does “漫画本” come from?
漫画本 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.
漫画本 (Japanese): a comic book, a cartoon book
Definitions
- a comic book, a cartoon book
Ancestry of “漫画本”, step by step
漫画本 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 漫画
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 漫画 | a drawing or painting made as one pleases without... |
| 2 | Japanese | 画 | picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 畫 | drawing |
via Japanese 本
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 本 | Alternative form of 元; a book; a script; a... |