Where does “최고” come from?

최고 (Korean) comes from Chinese 最, from Chinese 初.

최고 (Korean): the peak, the pinnacle, the topmost point; the...

Definitions

  1. the peak, the pinnacle, the topmost point; the...

Ancestry of “최고”, step by step

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