Where does “농구공” come from?

농구공 (Korean) comes from Korean 공, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

농구공 (Korean): basketball

Definitions

  1. basketball

Ancestry of “농구공”, step by step

농구공 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 공

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공ball; digit zero, oh; gong
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Korean 농구(籠球)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean농구(籠球)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Korean 공 →