Where does “선생님” come from?

선생님 (Korean) comes from Korean -님 — honorific suffix.

선생님 (Korean): teacher; sir, mister, ms

Definitions

  1. teacher; sir, mister, ms

Ancestry of “선생님”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-님honorific suffix
Every word from Korean -님 →
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