Where does “곱슬머리” come from?

곱슬머리 (Korean) comes from Korean 머리, from Chinese 麻帝.

곱슬머리 (Korean): curly hair

Definitions

  1. curly hair

Ancestry of “곱슬머리”, step by step

곱슬머리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean 곱슬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean곱슬—
Every word from Chinese 麻帝 →Every word from Korean 머리 →