Where does “동아줄” come from?
동아줄 (Korean) comes from Korean 줄, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
동아줄 (Korean): rope
Definitions
- rope
Ancestry of “동아줄”, step by step
동아줄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 줄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 줄 | string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,... |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Korean 동아
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 동아 | winter melon; white gourd (Benincasa hispida) |