Where does “천” come from?

천 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 千, from Old Chinese 千.

천 (Korean): thousand; sky; heavens

Definitions

  1. thousand; sky; heavens

Ancestry of “천”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese千—
2Old Chinese千—
Every word from Old Chinese 千 →Every word from Middle Chinese 千 →
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