Where does “손전등” come from?

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

손전등 (Korean): flashlight, torch

Definitions

  1. flashlight, torch

Ancestry of “손전등”, step by step

손전등 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—

via Korean 전등(電燈)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전등(電燈)—
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