Where does “대칼” come from?

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

대칼 (Korean): bamboo knife

Definitions

  1. bamboo knife

Ancestry of “대칼”, step by step

대칼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

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

via Korean 칼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean칼knife, sword
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