Where does “긴바늘” come from?
긴바늘 (Korean) comes from Korean 긴, from Korean 길다 — to be long.
긴바늘 (Korean): minute hand (the hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes)
Definitions
- minute hand (the hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes)
Ancestry of “긴바늘”, step by step
긴바늘 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 바늘
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 바늘 | needle, pin |