Where does “세쌍둥이” come from?

세쌍둥이 (Korean) comes from Korean 세, from Chinese 歲 — year.

세쌍둥이 (Korean): triplets

Definitions

  1. triplets

Ancestry of “세쌍둥이”, step by step

세쌍둥이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 세

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean세three
2Chinese歲year

via Korean 쌍(雙)둥이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쌍(雙)둥이—
Every word from Chinese 歲 →Every word from Korean 세 →