Where does “덕후” come from?

덕후 (Korean) comes from Korean 오덕후, from Japanese オタク, from Japanese お宅, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

덕후 (Korean): fan, -holic

Definitions

  1. fan, -holic

Ancestry of “덕후”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean오덕후otaku
2Japaneseオタクgeek, nerd; one who is obsessed with something to...
3Japaneseお宅your home; you; geek
4Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
5Middle Chinese御—

Words derived from “덕후”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お宅 →
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