Where does “해질녘” come from?

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

해질녘 (Korean): sunset, evening

Definitions

  1. sunset, evening

Ancestry of “해질녘”, step by step

해질녘 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 해

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean해the Sun; sunlight, sunbeam; daytime
2Chinese海—

via Korean 지다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean지다to carry on one's back; to bear; to undertake; to...

via Korean 녘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean녘area, direction, part, side, vicinity ; proximity
Every word from Chinese 海 →Every word from Korean 해 →