Where does “천문학” come from?

천문학 (Korean) comes from Japanese 天文, from Old Japanese てんもん, from Middle Chinese てんもん.

천문학 (Korean): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “천문학”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天文astronomy
2Old Japaneseてんもん—
3Middle Chineseてんもん—
Every word from Middle Chinese てんもん →Every word from Old Japanese てんもん →Every word from Japanese 天文 →