Where does “아랫사람” come from?
아랫사람 (Korean) comes from Korean 사람, from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ.
아랫사람 (Korean): one's junior, subordinate, underling
Definitions
- one's junior, subordinate, underling
Ancestry of “아랫사람”, step by step
아랫사람 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 사람
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 사람 | human; person; people |
| 2 | Early Modern Korean | 사ᄅᆞᆷ | person |
| 3 | Middle Korean | 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ | — |
via Korean 아래
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 아래 | below, bottom, lower, underneath |