Where does “고기숨구멍” come from?

고기숨구멍 (Korean) comes from Korean 구멍, from Proto-Korean kwumuk — hole, cavity.

고기숨구멍 (Korean): gill breathing organ of fish

Definitions

  1. gill breathing organ of fish

Ancestry of “고기숨구멍”, step by step

고기숨구멍 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 구멍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean구멍hole, aperture, opening; defect, loophole, blind...
2Proto-Koreankwumukhole, cavity

via Korean 고기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고기meat; fish; a historical record; an ancient...

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanbreath; liveliness, spirit, vigor
Every word from Proto-Korean kwumukEvery word from Korean 구멍