Where does “말씨” come from?

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

말씨 (Korean): way of speaking; wording; expression

Definitions

  1. way of speaking; wording; expression

Ancestry of “말씨”, step by step

말씨 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean —이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Korean이person

via Korean 쓰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쓰—
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →