Where does “年” come from?

年 (Korean) comes from Chinese 年, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) — year.

Ancestry of “年”, step by step

年 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese年year
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni(ŋ~k)year

via Middle Chinese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese年—
2Middle Chinese代—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) →Every word from Chinese 年 →