Where does “고생길” come from?

고생길 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

고생길 (Korean): tough path

Definitions

  1. tough path

Ancestry of “고생길”, step by step

고생길 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 고생

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고생suffering
2Middle Chinese生born
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