Where does “촌년” come from?

촌년 (Korean) comes from Korean 년, from Chinese 年, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) — year.

촌년 (Korean): country girl, hillbilly

Definitions

  1. country girl, hillbilly

Ancestry of “촌년”, step by step

촌년 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanbitch; year
2Chineseyear
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni(ŋ~k)year

via Korean 촌(村)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean촌(村)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k)