Where does “잎” come from?

잎 (Korean) comes from Korean 닢 — Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins.

잎 (Korean): leaf, leafage, foliage

Definitions

  1. leaf, leafage, foliage

Ancestry of “잎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean닢Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins

Words derived from “잎”

Every word from Korean 닢 →