Where does “문턱” come from?

문턱 (Korean) comes from Korean 턱 — chin, jaw, chops.

문턱 (Korean): threshold, doorsill; the top of the door

Definitions

  1. threshold, doorsill; the top of the door

Ancestry of “문턱”, step by step

문턱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 턱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean턱chin, jaw, chops

via Korean 문(門)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문(門)—
Every word from Korean 턱 →