Where does “겁대가리” come from?
겁대가리 (Korean) comes from Korean 겁, from Middle Chinese 劫, from Sanskrit कल्प, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.
겁대가리 (Korean): fear; cowardice
Definitions
- fear; cowardice
Ancestry of “겁대가리”, step by step
겁대가리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 겁
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 겁 | fear, dread, timidity |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 劫 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कल्प | practicable, feasible, possible; proper, fit,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |
via Korean 대가리
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 대가리 | head of an animal |