Where does “쪽빛” come from?

쪽빛 (Korean) comes from Korean 쪽, from Korean 족, from Chinese 族.

쪽빛 (Korean): indigo, deep blue

Definitions

  1. indigo, deep blue

Ancestry of “쪽빛”, step by step

쪽빛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreana part, piece; page; face
2Koreanfoot; used to form nouns with the meaning "to...
3Chinese

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanlight; gleam; glow; gloss; glaze; color; hue;...
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