Where does “부” come from?

부 (Korean) comes from Korean 夫, from Chinese 夫, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷa — male, father, third-person pronoun.

부 (Korean): father; kettle; un-, non-, in-

Definitions

  1. father; kettle; un-, non-, in-

Ancestry of “부”, step by step

부 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 夫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean夫—
2Chinese夫—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷamale, father, third-person pronoun

via Middle Chinese 不

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese不—

via Middle Chinese 父

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese父—

Words derived from “부”

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