Where does “검은무리” come from?

검은무리 (Korean) comes from Korean 무리, from Korean 물 — water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...

검은무리 (Korean): A group of gangsters; a group of people who engage in organized violence

Definitions

  1. A group of gangsters; a group of people who engage in organized violence

Ancestry of “검은무리”, step by step

검은무리 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 무리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean무리group, crowd, gang, horde; halo, ring; absurdity,...
2Koreanwater, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...

via Korean 검은

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean검은see

via Chinese 黑幫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese黑幫gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
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