Where does “기찻길” come from?

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

기찻길 (Korean): train tracks, railroad

Definitions

  1. train tracks, railroad

Ancestry of “기찻길”, step by step

기찻길 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 기차(汽車)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기차(汽車)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit →Every word from Chinese 吉 →Every word from Korean 길 →