Where does “유명” come from?

유명 (Korean) comes from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.

유명 (Korean): famous, well-known

Definitions

  1. famous, well-known

Ancestry of “유명”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-ㅅ-—
2Old Korean叱Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns
Every word from Old Korean 叱 →Every word from Korean -ㅅ- →