Where does “도라이바” come from?

도라이바 (Korean) comes from Japanese ドライバー, from English driver, from Middle English drivere.

도라이바 (Korean): screwdriver

Definitions

  1. screwdriver

Ancestry of “도라이바”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseドライバーdriver, a person who drives a vehicle; driver, a...
2EnglishdriverOne who drives something, in any sense of the...
3Middle Englishdrivere—
Every word from Middle English drivere →