Where does “러시아말” come from?

러시아말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

러시아말 (Korean): Russian language

Definitions

  1. Russian language

Ancestry of “러시아말”, step by step

러시아말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean ^러시아

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^러시아—
Every word from Chinese 末 →