Where does “해녀” come from?

해녀 (Korean) comes from Japanese 海女, from Proto-Japonic *amay.

해녀 (Korean): a female diver

Definitions

  1. a female diver

Ancestry of “해녀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海女a female diver, especially for shellfish and...
2Proto-Japonic*amay—

Words derived from “해녀”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *amay →Every word from Japanese 海女 →