Where does “중국 사람” come from?

중국 사람 (Korean) comes from Korean 사람, from Early Modern Korean 사ᄅᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ.

중국 사람 (Korean): Chinese

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “중국 사람”, step by step

중국 사람 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사람

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사람human; person; people
2Early Modern Korean사ᄅᆞᆷperson
3Middle Korean사〯ᄅᆞᆷ

via Korean ^중국(中國)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^중국(中國)
Every word from Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ