Where does “노랫말” come from?

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

Ancestry of “노랫말”, step by step

노랫말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 노래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean노래song
2Middle Korean놀애〮—
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →