Where does “뺄셈” come from?

뺄셈 (Korean) comes from Korean 셈, from Korean 세다 — strong; to count; to turn gray.

뺄셈 (Korean): subtraction

Definitions

  1. subtraction

Ancestry of “뺄셈”, step by step

뺄셈 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 셈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean셈counting; situation, circumstances; strength;...
2Korean세다strong; to count; to turn gray

via Korean [[빼다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[빼다—

via Korean 뺄]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뺄]]—
Every word from Korean 세다 →Every word from Korean 셈 →