Where does “자장노래” come from?

자장노래 (Korean) comes from Korean 노래, from Middle Korean 놀애〮.

자장노래 (Korean): lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)

Definitions

  1. lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)

Ancestry of “자장노래”, step by step

자장노래 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 노래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean노래song
2Middle Korean놀애〮

via Korean 자장

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자장
Every word from Middle Korean 놀애〮Every word from Korean 노래
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