Where does “집주인” come from?

집주인 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

집주인 (Korean): house owner; landlord or landlady

Definitions

  1. house owner; landlord or landlady

Ancestry of “집주인”, step by step

집주인 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Korean 주인(主人)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean주인(主人)—
Every word from Chinese 集 →