Where does “혼잣말” come from?

혼잣말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

혼잣말 (Korean): taking to oneself

Definitions

  1. taking to oneself

Ancestry of “혼잣말”, step by step

혼잣말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 혼자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean혼자solitude
Every word from Chinese 末 →