Where does “상” come from?

상 (Korean) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

상 (Korean): top; first; best; table; look; face

Definitions

  1. top; first; best; table; look; face

Ancestry of “상”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
2Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
3Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “상”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →