Where does “머릿속” come from?

머릿속 (Korean) comes from Korean 머리, from Chinese 麻帝.

머릿속 (Korean): inside one's mind

Definitions

  1. inside one's mind

Ancestry of “머릿속”, step by step

머릿속 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean 속

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean속the inside; especially that which is underneath...
2Chinese俗—
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