Where does “벌집” come from?

벌집 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

벌집 (Korean): beehive; honeycomb

Definitions

  1. beehive; honeycomb

Ancestry of “벌집”, step by step

벌집 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Korean [[벌#bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[벌#bee—

via Korean 벌]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌]]—
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