Where does “gumiho” come from?

gumiho (English) comes from Korean 구미호, from Chinese 九尾狐, from Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

gumiho (English): An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers

Definitions

  1. An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers

Ancestry of “gumiho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean구미호nine-tailed fox
2Chinese九尾狐nine-tailed fox
3Chinese九—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Chinese 九 →Every word from Chinese 九尾狐 →