Where does “년” come from?

년 (Korean) comes from Chinese 年, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) — year.

년 (Korean): bitch; year

Definitions

  1. bitch; year

Ancestry of “년”, step by step

년 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese年year
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni(ŋ~k)year

via Middle Chinese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese年—
2Middle Chinese代—

Words derived from “년”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) →