Where does “잿더미” come from?

잿더미 (Korean) comes from Korean 재 — ash; mountain pass. compare 고개; again.

잿더미 (Korean): a pile of ash

Definitions

  1. a pile of ash

Ancestry of “잿더미”, step by step

잿더미 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanash; mountain pass. compare 고개; again

via Korean 더미

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean더미pile, mound
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