Where does “초가을” come from?

초가을 (Korean) comes from Korean 가을, from Old Korean 秋察 — autumn.

초가을 (Korean): early autumn

Definitions

  1. early autumn

Ancestry of “초가을”, step by step

초가을 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가을

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가을autumn; fall
2Old Korean秋察autumn

via Korean 초(初)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean초(初)—
Every word from Old Korean 秋察 →Every word from Korean 가을 →