Where does “haenyeo” come from?

haenyeo (English) comes from Korean 해녀, from Japanese 海女, from Proto-Japonic *amay.

haenyeo (English): A female diver in South Korea who works harvesting molluscs, seaweed, etc

Definitions

  1. A female diver in South Korea who works harvesting molluscs, seaweed, etc

Ancestry of “haenyeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean해녀a female diver
2Japanese海女a female diver, especially for shellfish and...
3Proto-Japonic*amay—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *amay →Every word from Japanese 海女 →Every word from Korean 해녀 →