Where does “D형 간염” come from?

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

D형 간염 (Korean): hepatitis D

Definitions

  1. hepatitis D

Ancestry of “D형 간염”, step by step

D형 간염 traces back through two 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)—
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Korean 형 →