Where does “바닷길” come from?

바닷길 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

바닷길 (Korean): sea route, seaway

Definitions

  1. sea route, seaway

Ancestry of “바닷길”, step by step

바닷길 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 바다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바다sea; ocean
2Proto-Koreanpataksea; ocean
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