Where does “단” come from?

단 (Korean) comes from Japanese 短冊, from Japanese 短, from Middle Chinese 短 — short.

단 (Korean): sheaf; end; cape

Definitions

  1. sheaf; end; cape

Ancestry of “단”, step by step

단 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 短冊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese短冊tanzaku; A small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata
2Japanese短fault, weak point; minor
3Middle Chinese短short

via Middle Chinese 團

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese團sphere, round object

Words derived from “단”

Every word from Middle Chinese 短 →Every word from Japanese 短 →Every word from Japanese 短冊 →