Where does “돌돌이” come from?
돌돌이 (Korean) comes from Korean 돌돌, from Korean 돌, from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.
돌돌이 (Korean): lint roller
Ancestry of “돌돌이”, step by step
돌돌이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 돌돌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 돌돌 | — |
| 2 | Korean | 돌 | stone, pebble; stone; Clipping of 라이터돌 |
| 3 | English | dhole | An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus" |
| 4 | Kannada | ತೋಳ | the Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes" |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *tokktōẓ- | — |
via Korean —이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |