Where does “꽃말” come from?

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

꽃말 (Korean): language of flowers, floral language

Definitions

  1. language of flowers, floral language

Ancestry of “꽃말”, step by step

꽃말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 꽃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽃flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
2Proto-Koreankwoco—
Every word from Chinese 末 →