Where does “세뱃돈” come from?

세뱃돈 (Korean) comes from Korean 돈 — money.

세뱃돈 (Korean): red envelope; hongbao

Definitions

  1. red envelope; hongbao

Ancestry of “세뱃돈”, step by step

세뱃돈 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmoney

via Korean 세배(歲拜)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean세배(歲拜)
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