Where does “고명” come from?

고명 (Korean) comes from Chinese 古, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga — old.

고명 (Korean): garnish

Definitions

  1. garnish

Ancestry of “고명”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese古—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-gaold
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga →Every word from Chinese 古 →