Where does “Koreaboo” come from?
Koreaboo (English) comes from English Korea, from Dutch Core, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis.
Koreaboo (English): A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas)
Definitions
- A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas)
Ancestry of “Koreaboo”, step by step
Koreaboo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Korea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Korea | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Core | — |
| 3 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 4 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 5 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 8 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via English weeaboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weeaboo | A non-Japanese person who is obsessed with... |
| 2 | English | wapanese | A white person who is obsessed with Japanese... |
| 3 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 4 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 5 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 6 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 7 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |