Where does “조선말” come from?

조선말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

조선말 (Korean): the Korean language

Definitions

  1. the Korean language

Ancestry of “조선말”, step by step

조선말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean ^조선(朝鮮)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^조선(朝鮮)—
Every word from Chinese 末 →