Where does “생초” come from?
생초 (Korean) comes from Chinese 生, from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.
생초 (Korean): Chinese zodiac
Ancestry of “생초”, step by step
생초 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 生
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 生 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | さん | A title used after person's name regardless of... |
| 3 | Japanese | 様 | way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 樣 | — |
via Chinese 草
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 草 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 草 | grass; a weed; a herb |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 草 | — |