Where does “할인” come from?

할인 (Korean) comes from Japanese 割引, from Japanese 割り引く, from Japanese 割る — break; split; cut; separate.

할인 (Korean): discount, reduction

Definitions

  1. discount, reduction

Ancestry of “할인”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese割引discount; to offer a discount, to reduce the...
2Japanese割り引くto discount (by 10 percent)
3Japanese割るbreak; split; cut; separate
Every word from Japanese 割る →Every word from Japanese 割り引く →Every word from Japanese 割引 →
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