Where does “끝말” come from?

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

끝말 (Korean): the end of a word

Definitions

  1. the end of a word

Ancestry of “끝말”, step by step

끝말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 끝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean끝end; conclusion
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →