Where does “경우의 수” come from?

경우의 수 (Korean) comes from Korean 수, from Chinese 守.

경우의 수 (Korean): number of possible outcomes

Definitions

  1. number of possible outcomes

Ancestry of “경우의 수”, step by step

경우의 수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 수

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean수way, means, possibility; male; number
2Chinese守—

via Korean 경우

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean경우conditions, circumstances; case, event
2Chinese遇—
Every word from Chinese 守 →Every word from Korean 수 →