Where does “나팔바지” come from?

나팔바지 (Korean) comes from Korean 나팔, from Chinese 喇叭, from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ, from Middle Chinese 螺貝.

나팔바지 (Korean): bell-bottoms, flares

Definitions

  1. bell-bottoms, flares

Ancestry of “나팔바지”, step by step

나팔바지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나팔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나팔trumpet, horn
2Chinese喇叭horn; suona; laba
3Mongolianᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢsea shell; conch; conch trumpet
4Middle Chinese螺貝

via Korean 바지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바지pants, trousers
Every word from Middle Chinese 螺貝
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