Where does “태양” come from?

태양 (Korean) comes from Chinese 太, from Chinese 大 — big, great; large.

태양 (Korean): the Sun; Someone of extraordinary importance

Definitions

  1. the Sun; Someone of extraordinary importance

Ancestry of “태양”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese太—
2Chinese大big, great; large
Every word from Chinese 大 →Every word from Chinese 太 →
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