Where does “원자” come from?

원자 (Korean) comes from Japanese 原子 — atom.

원자 (Korean): atom

Definitions

  1. atom

Ancestry of “원자”, step by step

원자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原子atom

via Chinese 原子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese原子atom
Every word from Japanese 原子