Where does “말투” come from?

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

말투 (Korean): manner of speaking

Definitions

  1. manner of speaking

Ancestry of “말투”, step by step

말투 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 투(套)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean투(套)—
Every word from Chinese 末 →