Where does “형아” come from?

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

형아 (Korean): older brother of a boy

Definitions

  1. older brother of a boy

Ancestry of “형아”, step by step

형아 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 형

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean형elder brother of a male; unrelated elder male;...
2Chinese型—

via Korean 아

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아ah; oh; and then, after; and therefore, because
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Korean 형 →