Where does “가라오케” come from?
가라오케 (Korean) comes from Japanese カラオケ, from Japanese オケ, from Japanese オーケストラ, from English orchestra, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
가라오케 (Korean): karaoke
Ancestry of “가라오케”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | カラオケ | karaoke: popular music remixed or arranged to... |
| 2 | Japanese | オケ | Short for カラオケ |
| 3 | Japanese | オーケストラ | orchestra |
| 4 | English | orchestra | A large group of musicians who play together on... |
| 5 | Latin | orchēstra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |