Where does “눈웃음” come from?

눈웃음 (Korean) comes from Korean 웃음, from Korean 웃다 — to grin or laugh; to laugh off, deride, dismiss.

눈웃음 (Korean): smile with the eyes

Definitions

  1. smile with the eyes

Ancestry of “눈웃음”, step by step

눈웃음 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 웃음

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean웃음laughter; a smile
2Korean웃다to grin or laugh; to laugh off, deride, dismiss

via Korean 눈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean눈eye; vision; bud
Every word from Korean 웃다 →Every word from Korean 웃음 →