Where does “암중” come from?

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

암중 (Korean): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “암중”, step by step

암중 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 암

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean암cancer; female; she-
2Chinese癌—
3Chinese岩—

via Korean 중

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean중middle, center; amongst; in the course of, during
2Chinese中middle
3Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre
Every word from Chinese 岩 →Every word from Chinese 癌 →Every word from Korean 암 →