Where does “눈사람” come from?

눈사람 (Korean) comes from Korean 사람, from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ.

눈사람 (Korean): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “눈사람”, step by step

눈사람 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사람

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사람human; person; people
2Early Modern Korean사ᄅᆞᆷperson
3Middle Korean사〯ᄅᆞᆷ—

via Korean 눈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean눈eye; vision; bud
Every word from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ →Every word from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ →Every word from Korean 사람 →