Where does “작중인물” come from?

작중인물 (Korean) comes from Chinese 中, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ — navel; centre.

작중인물 (Korean): character in a story

Definitions

  1. character in a story

Ancestry of “작중인물”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese中middle
2Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre
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