Where does “겨자색” come from?

겨자색 (Korean) comes from Korean 겨자, from Middle Chinese 芥子.

겨자색 (Korean): mustard (color)

Definitions

  1. mustard (color)

Ancestry of “겨자색”, step by step

겨자색 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 겨자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겨자mustard
2Middle Chinese芥子—

via Korean 색(色)

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