Where does “개수대” come from?

개수대 (Korean) comes from Korean 개수, from Chinese 個數 — the number of.

개수대 (Korean): sink

Definitions

  1. sink

Ancestry of “개수대”, step by step

개수대 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개수

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개수the number of
2Chinese個數the number of

via Korean 대(臺)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대(臺)—
Every word from Chinese 個數 →Every word from Korean 개수 →
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