Where does “급커브” come from?

급커브 (Korean) comes from Korean 커브, from English curve, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

급커브 (Korean): hairpin curve

Definitions

  1. hairpin curve

Ancestry of “급커브”, step by step

급커브 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 커브

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean커브curve on a road, etc
2EnglishcurveBent without angles; crooked; curved; A gentle...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanlevel; grade
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-