Where does “夫” come from?

夫 (Korean) comes from Chinese 夫, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷa — male, father, third-person pronoun.

Ancestry of “夫”, step by step

夫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 夫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese夫—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷamale, father, third-person pronoun

via Middle Chinese 夫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese夫—

Words derived from “夫”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷa →Every word from Chinese 夫 →