Where does “눈길” come from?

눈길 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

눈길 (Korean): gaze; The object of one's gaze

Definitions

  1. gaze; The object of one's gaze

Ancestry of “눈길”, step by step

눈길 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 눈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean눈eye; vision; bud
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