Where does “볼품” come from?

볼품 (Korean) comes from Korean 품, from Chinese 品.

볼품 (Korean): appearance, look often in pejorative context

Definitions

  1. appearance, look often in pejorative context

Ancestry of “볼품”, step by step

볼품 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 품

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean품bosom, breast; width; work, labor
2Chinese品—

via Korean [[보다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[보다—

via Korean 볼]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean볼]]—
Every word from Chinese 品 →Every word from Korean 품 →