Where does “담배꽁초” come from?
담배꽁초 (Korean) comes from Korean 담배, from Japanese タバコ, from Portuguese tabaco, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
Ancestry of “담배꽁초”, step by step
담배꽁초 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 담배
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 담배 | tobacco; cigarette |
| 2 | Japanese | タバコ | tobacco; Short for 紙巻きタバコ |
| 3 | Portuguese | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Korean 꽁초
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 꽁초 | butt |