Where does “회사원” come from?

회사원 (Korean) comes from Chinese 會社, from Japanese 會社 — Kyūjitai form of 会社: company.

회사원 (Korean): office worker, employee, worker, staff

Definitions

  1. office worker, employee, worker, staff

Ancestry of “회사원”, step by step

회사원 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 會社

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese會社guild; association; company
2Japanese會社Kyūjitai form of 会社: company

via Chinese 員

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese員—
Every word from Japanese 會社 →Every word from Chinese 會社 →