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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanchin, jaw, chops

via Korean 문(門)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문(門)
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