Where does “기자” come from?

기자 (Korean) comes from English Giza, from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة, from Arabic اَلْجِيزَة — the valley”, “the plateau.

기자 (Korean): reporter, journalist, newsman, correspondent

Definitions

  1. reporter, journalist, newsman, correspondent

Ancestry of “기자”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGiza—
2Egyptian Arabicاَلْجِيزَة—
3Arabicاَلْجِيزَةthe valley”, “the plateau
Every word from Arabic اَلْجِيزَة →Every word from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة →Every word from English Giza →