Where does “살” come from?

살 (Korean) comes from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

살 (Korean): flesh; skin

Definitions

  1. flesh; skin

Ancestry of “살”, step by step

살 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 煞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese煞—
2Chinese殺—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 설

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean설Korean New Year; opinion; theory

Words derived from “살”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →