Where does “대걸레” come from?

대걸레 (Korean) comes from Korean 대, from Chinese 隊.

대걸레 (Korean): mop

Definitions

  1. mop

Ancestry of “대걸레”, step by step

대걸레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대bamboo; stalk, stem; An expression used to...
2Chinese隊—

via Korean 걸레

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean걸레rag, mop cloth used in cleaning, either with or without a handle
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