Where does “먹지” come from?
먹지 (Korean) comes from Korean 먹, from Korean -보, from Middle Chinese 補.
먹지 (Korean): carbon paper
Definitions
- carbon paper
Ancestry of “먹지”, step by step
먹지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 먹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 먹 | ink stick |
| 2 | Korean | -보 | an agent noun-deriving suffix attached after a specific noun, verb, adjective or root |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 補 | — |
via Korean 지(紙)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 지(紙) | — |