Where does “바탕화면” come from?

바탕화면 (Korean) comes from Korean 바탕 — base, foundation.

바탕화면 (Korean): desktop

Definitions

  1. desktop

Ancestry of “바탕화면”, step by step

바탕화면 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 바탕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바탕base, foundation

via Korean 화면(畵面)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean화면(畵面)
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