Where does “반나절” come from?

반나절 (Korean) comes from Korean 나절, from Korean 낮 — daytime; noon.

반나절 (Korean): a quarter of a day

Definitions

  1. a quarter of a day

Ancestry of “반나절”, step by step

반나절 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나절

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나절half day; half a day
2Korean낮daytime; noon

via Korean 반(半)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean반(半)—
Every word from Korean 낮 →Every word from Korean 나절 →