Where does “뜻글자” come from?
뜻글자 (Korean) comes from Korean 글자, from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.
Ancestry of “뜻글자”, step by step
뜻글자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 글자
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 글자 | A letter or character of a writing system |
| 2 | Korean | -ㅅ- | — |
| 3 | Old Korean | 叱 | Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns |
via Korean 뜻
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 뜻 | meaning; sense; mind; aim; goal |