Where does “금메달” come from?

금메달 (Korean) comes from Korean 메달, from English medal, from Latin mediale — nominative neuter singular of mediālis;...

금메달 (Korean): gold medal

Definitions

  1. gold medal

Ancestry of “금메달”, step by step

금메달 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 메달

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean메달medal
2EnglishmedalA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament,...
3Latinmedialenominative neuter singular of mediālis;...

via Korean 금(金)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean금(金)
Every word from Latin mediale