Where does “성병” come from?

성병 (Korean) comes from Chinese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

성병 (Korean): a sexually transmitted disease; a venereal...

Definitions

  1. a sexually transmitted disease; a venereal...

Ancestry of “성병”, step by step

성병 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 病

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese病—
2Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

via Chinese 性

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese性nature of something, inherent quality
Every word from Japanese 病む →Every word from Chinese 病 →