Where does “개털” come from?

개털 (Korean) comes from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

개털 (Korean): The fur of a dog

Definitions

  1. The fur of a dog

Ancestry of “개털”, step by step

개털 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 털

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean털hair; fur, wool, feather
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →