Where does “여성” come from?

여성 (Korean) comes from Chinese 女, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq.

여성 (Korean): female, woman, womenfolk, womankind

Definitions

  1. female, woman, womenfolk, womankind

Ancestry of “여성”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese女—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ŋaq—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq →Every word from Chinese 女 →