Where does “안방” come from?

안방 (Korean) comes from Korean 안, from Korean 아니, from Middle Korean [[아니, from Old Korean 不知, from Japanese 知, from Middle Chinese 智.

안방 (Korean): inner room

Definitions

  1. inner room

Ancestry of “안방”, step by step

안방 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 안

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean안inside; interior; not
2Korean아니no; not; no; oh; why; my
3Middle Korean[[아니—
4Old Korean不知Noun negating an adjacent noun or noun phrase
5Japanese知wisdom
6Middle Chinese智—

via Korean 방(房)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean방(房)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 智 →Every word from Japanese 知 →Every word from Old Korean 不知 →