Where does “낱말” come from?

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

낱말 (Korean): word; part of speech

Definitions

  1. word; part of speech

Ancestry of “낱말”, step by step

낱말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 낱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean낱each; piece; unit

Words derived from “낱말”

Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →