Where does “놀이동산” come from?

놀이동산 (Korean) comes from Korean 놀이, from Korean 놀다, from Proto-Korean nwolo- — to play, enjoy.

놀이동산 (Korean): amusement park

Definitions

  1. amusement park

Ancestry of “놀이동산”, step by step

놀이동산 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 놀이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean놀이play; game; pastime; amusement, recreation
2Korean놀다to play, to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to idle...
3Proto-Koreannwolo-to play, enjoy

via Korean 동산

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean동산knoll, hill
Every word from Proto-Korean nwolo- →Every word from Korean 놀다 →Every word from Korean 놀이 →