Where does “초롱” come from?

초롱 (Korean) comes from Korean 초, from Middle Chinese 草.

초롱 (Korean): A type of traditional hand lantern with a silk shade

Definitions

  1. A type of traditional hand lantern with a silk shade

Ancestry of “초롱”, step by step

초롱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KoreanThe SI unit of time, second; A second of arc; the...
2Middle Chinese

via Korean 롱(籠)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean롱(籠)

Words derived from “초롱

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