Where does “문둥병” come from?

문둥병 (Korean) comes from Korean 병(病).

문둥병 (Korean): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “문둥병”, step by step

문둥병 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 병(病)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean병(病)

via Korean 문둥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문둥
Every word from Korean 병(病)