Where does “그해” come from?

그해 (Korean) comes from Korean 해, from Chinese 海.

그해 (Korean): (in) that year

Definitions

  1. (in) that year

Ancestry of “그해”, step by step

그해 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 해

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean해the Sun; sunlight, sunbeam; daytime
2Chinese海—

via Korean 그

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean그that; he, she
Every word from Chinese 海 →Every word from Korean 해 →