Where does “생” come from?

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

생 (Korean): life; ginger

Definitions

  1. life; ginger

Ancestry of “생”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese生—
2JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
3Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
4Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “생”

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