Where does “안사람” come from?

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

안사람 (Korean): (one's) wife

Definitions

  1. (one's) wife

Ancestry of “안사람”, step by step

안사람 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 사람

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사람human; person; people
2Early Modern Korean사ᄅᆞᆷperson
3Middle Korean사〯ᄅᆞᆷ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 智 →Every word from Japanese 知 →Every word from Old Korean 不知 →