Where does “해시계” come from?

해시계 (Korean) comes from Korean 해, from Chinese 海.

해시계 (Korean): sundial

Definitions

  1. sundial

Ancestry of “해시계”, step by step

해시계 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanthe Sun; sunlight, sunbeam; daytime
2Chinese

via Korean 시계(時計)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean시계(時計)
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