Where does “교통카드” come from?

교통카드 (Korean) comes from Korean 카드, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

교통카드 (Korean): transportation card, farecard

Definitions

  1. transportation card, farecard

Ancestry of “교통카드”, step by step

교통카드 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 카드

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean카드card
2EnglishcardA playing card; Any game using playing cards; a...
3Middle Englishcardeplaying card
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Korean 교통(交通)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean교통(交通)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης