Where does “수” come from?

수 (Korean) comes from Chinese 守.

수 (Korean): way, means, possibility; male; number

Definitions

  1. way, means, possibility; male; number

Ancestry of “수”, step by step

수 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 守

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese守—

via Japanese 受け

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese受け—

via Middle Korean 슈〮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean슈〮—

Words derived from “수”

Every word from Chinese 守 →