Where does “여보세요” come from?

여보세요 (Korean) comes from Korean 여기 — here.

여보세요 (Korean): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “여보세요”, step by step

여보세요 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 여기

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