Where does “물질” come from?

물질 (Korean) comes from Korean 질, from Korean 질다.

물질 (Korean): a substance; a material; wealth; property;...

Definitions

  1. a substance; a material; wealth; property;...

Ancestry of “물질”, step by step

물질 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 질

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean질quality; nature, disposition; matter
2Korean질다—

via Korean 물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...

via Chinese 物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese物thing
Every word from Korean 질다 →
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