Where does “남사친” come from?

남사친 (Korean) comes from Korean 사람, from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ.

남사친 (Korean): male friend

Definitions

  1. male friend

Ancestry of “남사친”, step by step

남사친 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사람

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사람human; person; people
2Early Modern Korean사ᄅᆞᆷperson
3Middle Korean사〯ᄅᆞᆷ—

via Korean 친구

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean친구friend

via Korean 남자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean남자boy, man
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