Where does “개불알풀” come from?
개불알풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 불알, from Korean 불, from Middle Chinese 佛, from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós — to be awake, be aware.
개불알풀 (Korean): grey field-speedwell (Veronica polita)
Definitions
- grey field-speedwell (Veronica polita)
Ancestry of “개불알풀”, step by step
개불알풀 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 불알
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 불알 | balls; testicles |
| 2 | Korean | 불 | fire, flame; electric light; furnace, fireplace |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 佛 | — |
| 4 | Pali | Buddha | Buddha, the enlightened one |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |