Where does “노상” come from?

노상 (Korean) comes from Korean 상, from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

노상 (Korean): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “노상”, step by step

노상 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 상

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean상top; first; best; table; look; face
2JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
3Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
4Middle Chinese樣—

via Korean 노

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean노old age; string; cord; north
2Korean놋brass
Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →
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