Where does “백치” come from?

백치 (Korean) comes from Chinese 白, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk — white.

백치 (Korean): a condition with very low intelligence because of...

Definitions

  1. a condition with very low intelligence because of...

Ancestry of “백치”, step by step

백치 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese白white
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite

via Korean 白癡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean白癡Hanja form? of 백치

via Chinese 齒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese齒tooth
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →