Where does “사잇소리” come from?

사잇소리 (Korean) comes from Korean 소리 — sound, voice; rumour; word.

사잇소리 (Korean): an intervening phone in compound words

Definitions

  1. an intervening phone in compound words

Ancestry of “사잇소리”, step by step

사잇소리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 소리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean소리sound, voice; rumour; word

via Korean 사이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사이gap; space between
Every word from Korean 소리