Where does “중턱” come from?

중턱 (Korean) comes from Korean 턱 — chin, jaw, chops.

중턱 (Korean): midslope of a mountain; hillside

Definitions

  1. midslope of a mountain; hillside

Ancestry of “중턱”, step by step

중턱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanchin, jaw, chops

via Korean 중(中)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean중(中)
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