Where does “画商” come from?

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

画商 (Japanese): the business of selling pictures; an art dealer

Definitions

  1. the business of selling pictures; an art dealer

Ancestry of “画商”, step by step

画商 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
2Middle Chinese畫drawing

via Middle Chinese 畫商

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese畫商—
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →