Where does “땡중” come from?

땡중 (Korean) comes from Korean 중, from Chinese 中, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ — navel; centre.

땡중 (Korean): corrupt or fraudulent Buddhist monk

Definitions

  1. corrupt or fraudulent Buddhist monk

Ancestry of “땡중”, step by step

땡중 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 중

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean중middle, center; amongst; in the course of, during
2Chinese中middle
3Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre

via Korean 땡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean땡a pair of playing cards of the same value
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