Where does “문안” come from?

문안 (Korean) comes from Korean 안, from Korean 아니, from Middle Korean [[아니, from Old Korean 不知, from Japanese 知, from Middle Chinese 智.

문안 (Korean): to visit or contact to ask about how someone is doing especially to an elder

Definitions

  1. to visit or contact to ask about how someone is doing especially to an elder

Ancestry of “문안”, step by step

문안 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 안

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean안inside; interior; not
2Korean아니no; not; no; oh; why; my
3Middle Korean[[아니—
4Old Korean不知Noun negating an adjacent noun or noun phrase
5Japanese知wisdom
6Middle Chinese智—

via Korean 문(門)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문(門)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 智 →Every word from Japanese 知 →Every word from Old Korean 不知 →