Where does “영시” come from?

영시 (Korean) comes from Korean 영, from Middle Chinese 映.

영시 (Korean): English poetry

Definitions

  1. English poetry

Ancestry of “영시”, step by step

영시 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 영

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean영zero; eternal; forever
2Middle Chinese映—

via Korean 시(時)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean시(時)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 映 →Every word from Korean 영 →
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