Where does “귓속말” come from?

귓속말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

귓속말 (Korean): whisper

Definitions

  1. whisper

Ancestry of “귓속말”, step by step

귓속말 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 속

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean속the inside; especially that which is underneath...
2Chinese俗—

via Korean 귀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean귀ear, auricle; spout, lip; corner, edge,...

Words derived from “귓속말”

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