Where does “잠결” come from?

잠결 (Korean) comes from Korean 결, from Korean 겨울 — winter.

잠결 (Korean): being asleep; sleep

Definitions

  1. being asleep; sleep

Ancestry of “잠결”, step by step

잠결 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 결

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean결layer, ply, texture; verge, vicinity, chance,...
2Korean겨울winter

via Korean 잠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잠sleep; nap
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