Where does “현” come from?
현 (Korean) comes from Chinese 玄.
현 (Korean): 現: current; present; 絃: string
Definitions
- 現: current; present; 絃: string
Ancestry of “현”, step by step
현 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 玄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Middle Chinese 現
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 現 | — |