Where does “색동” come from?

색동 (Korean) comes from Korean 동, from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

색동 (Korean): multi-colored stripe on sleeves

Definitions

  1. multi-colored stripe on sleeves

Ancestry of “색동”, step by step

색동 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 동

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean동winter; neighborhood; east
2Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
3Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
4Proto-Vietictət—

via Korean 색(色)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean색(色)—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →