Where does “몸종” come from?

몸종 (Korean) comes from Korean 몸, from Old Korean 身萬.

몸종 (Korean): handmaid, maidservant

Definitions

  1. handmaid, maidservant

Ancestry of “몸종”, step by step

몸종 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 몸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean몸body; health
2Old Korean身萬—

via Korean 종

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean종servant
2Chinese種—
Every word from Old Korean 身萬 →Every word from Korean 몸 →