Where does “선잠” come from?

선잠 (Korean) comes from Korean 잠 — sleep; nap.

선잠 (Korean): catnap, light sleep

Definitions

  1. catnap, light sleep

Ancestry of “선잠”, step by step

선잠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 잠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잠sleep; nap

via Middle Chinese 선

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese선—
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