Where does “사화” come from?

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

사화 (Korean): Korean literati purges

Definitions

  1. Korean literati purges

Ancestry of “사화”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese四four
2Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

Words derived from “사화”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Chinese 四 →