Where does “E형 간염” come from?

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

E형 간염 (Korean): hepatitis E

Definitions

  1. hepatitis E

Ancestry of “E형 간염”, step by step

E형 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 E

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