Where does “눈알” come from?

눈알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

눈알 (Korean): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “눈알”, step by step

눈알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanegg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreaneye; vision; bud
Every word from Middle Korean
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