Where does “손말” come from?

손말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

손말 (Korean): sign language

Definitions

  1. sign language

Ancestry of “손말”, step by step

손말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—
Every word from Chinese 末 →