Where does “하지” come from?

하지 (Korean) comes from Arabic حَجّ, from Arabic حَجَّ — to convince with legal arguments; to make the...

하지 (Korean): summer solstice (one of the solar terms, around June 21st)

Definitions

  1. summer solstice (one of the solar terms, around June 21st)

Ancestry of “하지”, step by step

하지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حَجّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَجّpilgrimage
2Arabicحَجَّto convince with legal arguments; to make the...

via Middle Chinese 夏至

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese夏至
Every word from Arabic حَجَّEvery word from Arabic حَجّ