Where does “밤길” come from?

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

밤길 (Korean): nighttime road or street

Definitions

  1. nighttime road or street

Ancestry of “밤길”, step by step

밤길 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 밤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밤night, evening; chestnut
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