Where does “뭇사람” come from?

뭇사람 (Korean) comes from Korean 사람, from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ.

뭇사람 (Korean): many people, public

Definitions

  1. many people, public

Ancestry of “뭇사람”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사람human; person; people
2Early Modern Korean사ᄅᆞᆷperson
3Middle Korean사〯ᄅᆞᆷ—
Every word from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ →Every word from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ →Every word from Korean 사람 →