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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean글자A letter or character of a writing system
2Korean-ㅅ-
3Old KoreanGenitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmeaning; sense; mind; aim; goal
Every word from Old Korean Every word from Korean -ㅅ-Every word from Korean 글자