Where does “암” come from?

암 (Korean) comes from Chinese 癌, from Chinese 岩.

암 (Korean): cancer; female; she-

Definitions

  1. cancer; female; she-

Ancestry of “암”, step by step

암 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 癌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese癌—
2Chinese岩—

via Middle Korean 아ᇡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean아ᇡfemale; she-

Words derived from “암”

Every word from Chinese 岩 →Every word from Chinese 癌 →
암 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer