Where does “성하르방” come from?

성하르방 (Jeju) comes from Middle Chinese 성, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

성하르방 (Jeju): paternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. paternal grandfather

Ancestry of “성하르방”, step by step

성하르방 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 성

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese성—
2Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
3Middle Chinese性—

via Jeju 하르방

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jeju하르방grandfather; elderly male
Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Middle Chinese 성 →