Where does “꼬마뒤쥐” come from?

꼬마뒤쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 뒤쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

꼬마뒤쥐 (Korean): The Eurasian least shrew, "Sorex minutissimus"

Definitions

  1. The Eurasian least shrew, "Sorex minutissimus"

Ancestry of “꼬마뒤쥐”, step by step

꼬마뒤쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뒤쥐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뒤쥐shrew; Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens
2Koreanmouse, rat; cramp
3EnglishGeeA general exclamation of surprise or frustration
4EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
5Middle EnglishJhesusJesus (Christ)
6LatinIēsusJesus
7Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
8AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
9HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
10HebrewיהושעJoshua
11HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via Korean 꼬마

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꼬마kid
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַEvery word from Hebrew יהושעEvery word from Hebrew ישוע
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