Where does “한” come from?

한 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 인.

한 (Korean): one; about, around; deep-seated resentment

Definitions

  1. one; about, around; deep-seated resentment

Ancestry of “한”, step by step

한 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 인

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese인—

via Middle Chinese 韓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese韓—

via Middle Korean 한

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean한—

Words derived from “한”

Every word from Middle Chinese 인 →