Where does “쉼표” come from?

쉼표 (Korean) comes from Korean 쉼, from Korean -ㅁ.

쉼표 (Korean): comma

Definitions

  1. comma

Ancestry of “쉼표”, step by step

쉼표 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 쉼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쉼pause
2Korean-ㅁ—

via Korean 표(標)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean표(標)—
Every word from Korean -ㅁ →Every word from Korean 쉼 →