Where does “입방아” come from?

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

입방아 (Korean): gossip

Definitions

  1. gossip

Ancestry of “입방아”, step by step

입방아 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 입

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

via Korean 방아

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean방아mill (apparatus)
Every word from Korean 邑 →Every word from Korean 입 →