Where does “남친짤” come from?

남친짤 (Korean) comes from Korean 남친, from Korean 남자친구, from English boyfriend, from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō- — to say.

남친짤 (Korean): A photo that looks like it was taken by a boyfriend

Definitions

  1. A photo that looks like it was taken by a boyfriend

Ancestry of “남친짤”, step by step

남친짤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 남친

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean남친Clipping of 남자친구
2Korean남자친구boyfriend
3EnglishboyfriendA male partner in an unmarried romantic...
4EnglishboyA young male; A male child: a son of any age; A...
5Middle Englishboyeservant, commoner, knave, boy
6Old Englishbōiaboy
7Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
8Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā-Every word from Proto-Germanic bō-Every word from Proto-Germanic bōjô