Where does “명” come from?

명 (Korean) comes from Chinese 名, from Middle Korean 며ᇰ, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.

명 (Korean): a person's name; command; Ming dynasty

Definitions

  1. a person's name; command; Ming dynasty

Ancestry of “명”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese名—
2Middle Korean며ᇰa person's name
3Middle Chinese名name

Words derived from “명”

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