Where does “시계” come from?

시계 (Korean) comes from Japanese 時計, from Middle Chinese 土圭.

시계 (Korean): a clock, a watch, a timepiece

Definitions

  1. a clock, a watch, a timepiece

Ancestry of “시계”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese時計a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper
2Middle Chinese土圭—

Words derived from “시계”

Every word from Middle Chinese 土圭 →Every word from Japanese 時計 →