Where does “首爾” come from?

首爾 (Chinese) comes from Korean 서울, from Old Korean 徐羅伐.

Ancestry of “首爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean서울capital; large city
2Old Korean徐羅伐—
Every word from Old Korean 徐羅伐 →Every word from Korean 서울 →