Where does “쌩얼” come from?
쌩얼 (Korean) comes from Korean 생, from Chinese 生, from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.
쌩얼 (Korean): face without makeup
Definitions
- face without makeup
Ancestry of “쌩얼”, step by step
쌩얼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 생
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 생 | life; ginger |
| 2 | Chinese | 生 | — |
| 3 | Japanese | さん | A title used after person's name regardless of... |
| 4 | Japanese | 様 | way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 樣 | — |
via Korean 얼굴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 얼굴 | face; visage |