Where does “말다툼” come from?

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

말다툼 (Korean): quarrel, dispute

Definitions

  1. quarrel, dispute

Ancestry of “말다툼”, step by step

말다툼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 다툼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean다툼quarrel; dispute
Every word from Chinese 末 →