Where does “바깥어른” come from?

바깥어른 (Korean) comes from Korean 바깥, from Middle Korean 밧곁, from Middle Korean 바ᇧ — outside.

바깥어른 (Korean): your husband

Definitions

  1. your husband

Ancestry of “바깥어른”, step by step

바깥어른 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 바깥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바깥outside; outdoors
2Middle Korean밧곁outside
3Middle Korean바ᇧoutside

via Korean 어른

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean어른grownup, adult, elder, senior
Every word from Middle Korean 바ᇧ →Every word from Middle Korean 밧곁 →Every word from Korean 바깥 →