Where does “고무줄” come from?
고무줄 (Korean) comes from Korean 줄, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
고무줄 (Korean): rubber band
Definitions
- rubber band
Ancestry of “고무줄”, step by step
고무줄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 줄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 줄 | string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,... |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |