Where does “시골길” come from?

시골길 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

시골길 (Korean): country road

Definitions

  1. country road

Ancestry of “시골길”, step by step

시골길 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 시골

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean시골countryside, the country
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit →Every word from Chinese 吉 →Every word from Korean 길 →