Where does “생과일” come from?

생과일 (Korean) comes from Korean 과일, from Middle Korean 과ᅀᅵᆯ, from Middle Korean 과실 — fruit.

생과일 (Korean): fresh fruit

Definitions

  1. fresh fruit

Ancestry of “생과일”, step by step

생과일 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 과일

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean과일fruit
2Middle Korean과ᅀᅵᆯ—
3Middle Korean과실fruit

via Korean 생(生)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean생(生)—
Every word from Middle Korean 과실 →Every word from Middle Korean 과ᅀᅵᆯ →Every word from Korean 과일 →
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