Where does “모음” come from?

모음 (Korean) comes from Korean 모으다 — to gather, to collect.

모음 (Korean): vowel

Definitions

  1. vowel

Ancestry of “모음”, step by step

모음 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모으다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean모으다to gather, to collect

via Japanese 母音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese母音vowel
Every word from Korean 모으다