Where does “병원” come from?

병원 (Korean) comes from Japanese 病院, from Japanese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

병원 (Korean): a hospital; any facility for healing or treatment...

Definitions

  1. a hospital; any facility for healing or treatment...

Ancestry of “병원”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese病院a hospital
2Japanese病disease, illness; a bad habit
3Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...
Every word from Japanese 病む →Every word from Japanese 病 →Every word from Japanese 病院 →