Where does “겉모습” come from?

겉모습 (Korean) comes from Korean 겉 — surface, the outside.

겉모습 (Korean): appearance, look (outward)

Definitions

  1. appearance, look (outward)

Ancestry of “겉모습”, step by step

겉모습 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 겉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겉surface, the outside

via Korean 모습

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean모습the appearance of a person; surface appearance in...
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