Where does “꼭짓점” come from?

꼭짓점 (Korean) comes from Korean 점, from Chinese 點, from Chinese 底物 — substrate.

꼭짓점 (Korean): vertex

Definitions

  1. vertex

Ancestry of “꼭짓점”, step by step

꼭짓점 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 점

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean점a point or spot; point or aspect; a dot or period
2Chinese點point
3Chinese底物substrate

via Korean 꼭지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꼭지knob, stopcock
Every word from Chinese 底物 →Every word from Chinese 點 →Every word from Korean 점 →