Where does “존” come from?
존 (Korean) comes from English Zone, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.
존 (Korean): zone
Ancestry of “존”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Zone | — |
| 2 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Zone | zone |
| 4 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 5 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 6 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 7 | Russian | зо́на | — |
| 8 | Latin | zōna | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |