Where does “萌え豚” come from?

萌え豚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 萌え, from Japanese 萌える, from Japanese 萌ゆ — to bud, sprout.

萌え豚 (Japanese): person with an extreme love for "moe"; moefag

Definitions

  1. person with an extreme love for "moe"; moefag

Ancestry of “萌え豚”, step by step

萌え豚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 萌え

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese萌えbudding, sprouting; "moe": feelings of affection...
2Japanese萌えるto bud, sprout; to be aroused; to feel or...
3Japanese萌ゆto bud, sprout

via Japanese 豚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豚pig; swine
2Chinese豚suckling pig
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