Where does “입맞춤” come from?

입맞춤 (Korean) comes from Korean 입, from Korean 邑.

입맞춤 (Korean): kiss (formal)

Definitions

  1. kiss (formal)

Ancestry of “입맞춤”, step by step

입맞춤 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 입

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean입mouth; lips; a man's word
2Korean邑—

via Korean [[맞추다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[맞추다—

via Korean 맞춤]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean맞춤]]—
Every word from Korean 邑 →Every word from Korean 입 →