Where does “마침표” come from?

마침표 (Korean) comes from Korean 마침, from Korean -ㅁ.

마침표 (Korean): period; full stop

Definitions

  1. period; full stop

Ancestry of “마침표”, step by step

마침표 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 마침

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean마침just, just in time
2Korean-ㅁ—

via Korean 표(標)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean표(標)—
Every word from Korean -ㅁ →Every word from Korean 마침 →