Where does “名” come from?
名 (Chinese) comes from Middle Korean 며ᇰ, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.
Ancestry of “名”, step by step
名 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-meŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *r-meŋ | name |