Where does “자위” come from?

자위 (Korean) comes from Japanese 衛, from Middle Chinese えい, from Middle Chinese 映.

자위 (Korean): masturbation

Definitions

  1. masturbation

Ancestry of “자위”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese衛defense; to guard
2Middle Chineseえい—
3Middle Chinese映—
Every word from Middle Chinese 映 →Every word from Middle Chinese えい →Every word from Japanese 衛 →