Where does “무우” come from?

무우 (Korean) comes from Chinese 雩, from Chinese 雨, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔ — rain.

무우 (Korean): a sacrificial ceremony to pray for rain

Definitions

  1. a sacrificial ceremony to pray for rain

Ancestry of “무우”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese雩—
2Chinese雨—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-waʔrain
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔ →Every word from Chinese 雨 →Every word from Chinese 雩 →