Where does “otaku” come from?

otaku (Polish) comes from Japanese オタク, from Japanese お宅, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

otaku (Polish): otaku

Definitions

  1. otaku

Ancestry of “otaku”, 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御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
4Middle Chinese御—
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お宅 →