Where does “한밤중” come from?
한밤중 (Korean) comes from Korean 한밤, from Korean 한-, from Korean -ㄴ.
한밤중 (Korean): the middle of the night
Definitions
- the middle of the night
Ancestry of “한밤중”, step by step
한밤중 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 한밤
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 한밤 | midnight, dead of night, late night |
| 2 | Korean | 한- | for nouns big, large, great, major |
| 3 | Korean | -ㄴ | — |
via Korean 중(中)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 중(中) | — |