Where does “이웃집” come from?

이웃집 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

이웃집 (Korean): neighbour's house; neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour's house; neighbour

Ancestry of “이웃집”, step by step

이웃집 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Korean 이웃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이웃neighbor, neighborhood
2Old Korean이븢—
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