Where does “전화” come from?

전화 (Korean) comes from Japanese 電話, from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.

전화 (Korean): a telephone; transformation; conversion; change;...

Definitions

  1. a telephone; transformation; conversion; change;...

Ancestry of “전화”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電話telephone; telephone call; phone call; call; to...
2Japanese電lightning
3Middle Chinese電—
Every word from Middle Chinese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電話 →