Where does “손전화기” come from?

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

손전화기 (Korean): mobile phone

Definitions

  1. mobile phone

Ancestry of “손전화기”, step by step

손전화기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—

via Korean 전화기(電話機)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전화기(電話機)—
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