Where does “종년” come from?

종년 (Korean) comes from Korean 년, from Chinese 年, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) — year.

종년 (Korean): one's maidservant

Definitions

  1. one's maidservant

Ancestry of “종년”, step by step

종년 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 년

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean년bitch; year
2Chinese年year
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni(ŋ~k)year

via Korean 종

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean종servant
2Chinese種—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) →Every word from Chinese 年 →Every word from Korean 년 →