Where does “종이학” come from?

종이학 (Korean) comes from Korean 학, from Chinese 瘧.

종이학 (Korean): paper crane

Definitions

  1. paper crane

Ancestry of “종이학”, step by step

종이학 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean학; crane
2Chinese

via Korean 종이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean종이paper
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