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
Ancestry of “안사람”, step by step
안사람 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 안
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 안 | inside; interior; not |
| 2 | Korean | 아니 | no; not; no; oh; why; my |
| 3 | Middle Korean | [[아니 | — |
| 4 | Old Korean | 不知 | Noun negating an adjacent noun or noun phrase |
| 5 | Japanese | 知 | wisdom |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 智 | — |
via Korean 사람
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 사람 | human; person; people |
| 2 | Early Modern Korean | 사ᄅᆞᆷ | person |
| 3 | Middle Korean | 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ | — |