Where does “줄임말” come from?

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

줄임말 (Korean): abbreviation

Definitions

  1. abbreviation

Ancestry of “줄임말”, step by step

줄임말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 줄이다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean줄이다To reduce something
Every word from Chinese 末 →