Where does “샐러리맨” come from?
샐러리맨 (Korean) comes from Japanese サラリーマン, from English salary, from Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls.
샐러리맨 (Korean): a salaryman
Ancestry of “샐러리맨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | サラリーマン | a salaryman |
| 2 | English | salary | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually... |
| 3 | Middle English | salarie | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | salarie | Alternative form of salaire |
| 5 | Old French | salaire | salary |
| 6 | Latin | salārium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |