Where does “말풍선” come from?

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

말풍선 (Korean): speech bubble

Definitions

  1. speech bubble

Ancestry of “말풍선”, step by step

말풍선 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 풍선(風船)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean풍선(風船)—
Every word from Chinese 末 →