Where does “점” come from?

점 (Korean) comes from Chinese 點, from Chinese 底物 — substrate.

점 (Korean): a point or spot; point or aspect; a dot or period

Definitions

  1. a point or spot; point or aspect; a dot or period

Ancestry of “점”, step by step

점 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 點

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese點point
2Chinese底物substrate

via Middle Chinese 占

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese占—

Words derived from “점”

Every word from Chinese 底物 →Every word from Chinese 點 →
점 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer