Where does “새해” come from?

새해 (Korean) comes from Korean 해, from Chinese 海.

새해 (Korean): new year

Definitions

  1. new year

Ancestry of “새해”, step by step

새해 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 해

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean해the Sun; sunlight, sunbeam; daytime
2Chinese海—

via Korean 새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
2Korean사이gap; space between
Every word from Chinese 海 →Every word from Korean 해 →