Where does “manga” come from?

manga (Polish) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

manga (Polish): manga

Definitions

  1. manga

Ancestry of “manga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

Words derived from “manga”

Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →