Where does “약자” come from?

약자 (Korean) comes from Chinese 字, from Chinese 母, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ — mother.

약자 (Korean): abbreviation, acronym; a weakling

Definitions

  1. abbreviation, acronym; a weakling

Ancestry of “약자”, step by step

약자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese字—
2Chinese母—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*məʔmother

via Chinese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese者—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →