Where does “Seong” come from?

Seong (English) comes from Middle Chinese 성, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

Ancestry of “Seong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese성—
2Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
3Middle Chinese性—
Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Middle Chinese 성 →