Where does “보라색” come from?

보라색 (Korean) comes from Korean 보라 — purple, violet.

보라색 (Korean): violet, purple (color)

Definitions

  1. violet, purple (color)

Ancestry of “보라색”, step by step

보라색 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 보라

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean보라purple, violet

via Korean 색(色)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean색(色)
Every word from Korean 보라