Where does “경비원” come from?

경비원 (Korean) comes from Chinese 員.

경비원 (Korean): watchman, guard, security guard

Definitions

  1. watchman, guard, security guard

Ancestry of “경비원”, step by step

경비원 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese

via Chinese 警備

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese警備to guard; to garrison
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