Where does “청산” come from?

청산 (Korean) comes from Chinese 酸, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səwr — to be sour.

청산 (Korean): settlement

Definitions

  1. settlement

Ancestry of “청산”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese酸{{l|en|acid}}
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*səwrto be sour
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səwr →Every word from Chinese 酸 →
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