Where does “A형 간염” come from?

A형 간염 (Korean) comes from Korean 형, from Chinese 型.

A형 간염 (Korean): hepatitis A

Definitions

  1. hepatitis A

Ancestry of “A형 간염”, step by step

A형 간염 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 형

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

via Korean 간염(肝炎)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean간염(肝炎)—

via Korean A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KoreanA—
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Korean 형 →
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