Where does “바닷물” come from?

바닷물 (Korean) comes from Korean 바다, from Proto-Korean patak — sea; ocean.

바닷물 (Korean): seawater

Definitions

  1. seawater

Ancestry of “바닷물”, step by step

바닷물 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 바다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바다sea; ocean
2Proto-Koreanpataksea; ocean

via Korean 물

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