Where does “손바닥” come from?

손바닥 (Korean) comes from Korean 손, from Chinese 損.

손바닥 (Korean): palm (inner, concave part of hand)

Definitions

  1. palm (inner, concave part of hand)

Ancestry of “손바닥”, step by step

손바닥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—

via Korean 바닥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바닥floor; bottom; a flat and usually low surface of a space or object

Words derived from “손바닥”

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