Where does “양” come from?

양 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 兩 — two, both.

양 (Korean): good, fine; Miss; sheep

Definitions

  1. good, fine; Miss; sheep

Ancestry of “양”, step by step

양 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 兩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese兩two, both

via Chinese 壤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese壤—

Words derived from “양”

Every word from Middle Chinese 兩 →