Where does “형님” come from?

형님 (Korean) comes from Korean 형, from Chinese 型.

형님 (Korean): honorific of 형; wife's older brother; wife's...

Definitions

  1. honorific of 형; wife's older brother; wife's...

Ancestry of “형님”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean형elder brother of a male; unrelated elder male;...
2Chinese型—
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Korean 형 →