Where does “하늘나라” come from?

하늘나라 (Korean) comes from Korean 나라, from Japanese 奈良, from Old Japanese なら.

하늘나라 (Korean): heaven; paradise

Definitions

  1. heaven; paradise

Ancestry of “하늘나라”, step by step

하늘나라 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나라

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나라country, nation, kingdom; government; Chinese...
2Japanese奈良Nara city; Nara
3Old Japaneseなら—

via Korean 하늘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean하늘sky; heaven; heavenly god
2Old Korean하ᄂᆞᆶ—
3Old Korean天乙sky; heaven
Every word from Old Japanese なら →Every word from Japanese 奈良 →Every word from Korean 나라 →