Where does “이모지” come from?

이모지 (Korean) comes from English emoji, from Japanese 絵文字, from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

이모지 (Korean): emoji

Definitions

  1. emoji

Ancestry of “이모지”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemojiA digital graphic icon with a unique code point...
2Japanese絵文字pictograph; emoji: emoticons that originated in...
3Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
4Middle Chinese繪—
Every word from Middle Chinese 繪 →Every word from Japanese 絵 →Every word from Japanese 絵文字 →