Where does “오타쿠” come from?

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

오타쿠 (Korean): otaku

Definitions

  1. otaku

Ancestry of “오타쿠”, step by step

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