Where does “계집” come from?

계집 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

계집 (Korean): woman, girl; wife

Definitions

  1. woman, girl; wife

Ancestry of “계집”, step by step

계집 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Old Korean 在

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Korean在to be at, to stay

Words derived from “계집”

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