Where does “변말” come from?

변말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

변말 (Korean): cant, cryptolect

Definitions

  1. cant, cryptolect

Ancestry of “변말”, step by step

변말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 변

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean변jargon, argot, lingo
2Middle Chinese變—
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →