Where does “손수건” come from?

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

손수건 (Korean): handkerchief, hankie

Definitions

  1. handkerchief, hankie

Ancestry of “손수건”, step by step

손수건 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—

via Korean 수건(手巾)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean수건(手巾)—
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