Where does “수분류사” come from?

수분류사 (Korean) comes from Korean 사, from Chinese 四, from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

수분류사 (Korean): classifier, measure word

Definitions

  1. classifier, measure word

Ancestry of “수분류사”, step by step

수분류사 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사four; company; death
2Chinese四four
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

via Korean 수

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean수way, means, possibility; male; number
2Chinese守—

via Korean 분류

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean분류classification, categorization
2Chinese分fen; to divide; to split
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →