Where does “햇볕” come from?

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

햇볕 (Korean): sunshine, (especially) warmth from the sun

Definitions

  1. sunshine, (especially) warmth from the sun

Ancestry of “햇볕”, step by step

햇볕 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 해

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

via Korean 볕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean볕sunshine; warmth of sunbeams; the sun
Every word from Chinese 海 →Every word from Korean 해 →