Where does “Hyun” come from?

Hyun is from Korean 현, which derives from Chinese 玄, a character of uncertain original meaning.

Ancestry of “Hyun”, step by step

Hyun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 현

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
2Chinese玄—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer cuun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmercuunto desire

Words derived from “Hyun”

Every word from Chinese 玄 →