Where does “곰보” come from?

곰보 (Korean) comes from Korean -보, from Middle Chinese 補.

곰보 (Korean): a pockmarked person

Definitions

  1. a pockmarked person

Ancestry of “곰보”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-보an agent noun-deriving suffix attached after a specific noun, verb, adjective or root
2Middle Chinese補—

Words derived from “곰보”

Every word from Middle Chinese 補 →
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