Where does “햇살” come from?

햇살 (Korean) comes from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

햇살 (Korean): sunshine; sunbeam

Definitions

  1. sunshine; sunbeam

Ancestry of “햇살”, step by step

햇살 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean살flesh; skin
2Chinese煞—
3Chinese殺—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 해

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean해the Sun; sunlight, sunbeam; daytime
2Chinese海—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →