Where does “웃옷” come from?

웃옷 (Korean) comes from Korean 웃-, from Korean 우, from Middle Korean 웋, from Old Korean 上只 — top; above.

웃옷 (Korean): outerwear, upper garment

Definitions

  1. outerwear, upper garment

Ancestry of “웃옷”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean웃-upper, up-, super
2Koreanright side
3Middle Koreanabove, upper, upside, top
4Old Korean上只top; above
Every word from Old Korean 上只
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