Where does “말벗” come from?

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

말벗 (Korean): a companion to talk with

Definitions

  1. a companion to talk with

Ancestry of “말벗”, step by step

말벗 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 벗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벗friend; companion
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