Where does “사단조” come from?

사단조 (Korean) comes from Korean 사, from Chinese 四, from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

사단조 (Korean): G minor

Definitions

  1. G minor

Ancestry of “사단조”, step by step

사단조 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사four; company; death
2Chinese四four
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

via Korean 단조(短調)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean단조(短調)—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Chinese 四 →Every word from Korean 사 →