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
Ancestry of “단”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 短冊 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 短 | fault, weak point; minor |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 短 | short |