Where does “뒷담화” come from?

뒷담화 (Korean) comes from Korean 뒷다마, from Korean 다마, from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.

뒷담화 (Korean): the act of talking negatively behind someone's back

Definitions

  1. the act of talking negatively behind someone's back

Ancestry of “뒷담화”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뒷다마in four-ball billiards to hit the object ball from the back
2Korean다마something small and round; ball, orb, sphere, in particular
3Japanese玉"any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a...
4Middle Chinese玉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 玉 →Every word from Japanese 玉 →Every word from Korean 다마 →