Where does “가지색” come from?

가지색 (Korean) comes from Korean 가지, from Middle Chinese 茄子.

가지색 (Korean): eggplant color

Definitions

  1. eggplant color

Ancestry of “가지색”, step by step

가지색 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가지kind or kinds; suspective of 가다; twig or branch
2Middle Chinese茄子—

via Korean 색(色)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean색(色)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 茄子 →