Where does “뒷다마” come from?

뒷다마 (Korean) comes from Korean 다마, from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.

뒷다마 (Korean): in four-ball billiards to hit the object ball from the back

Definitions

  1. in four-ball billiards to hit the object ball from the back

Ancestry of “뒷다마”, step by step

뒷다마 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 다마

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean다마something small and round; ball, orb, sphere, in particular
2Japanese玉"any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a...
3Middle Chinese玉—

via Korean 뒤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뒤back, latter, rear; afterwards, future, next;...

Words derived from “뒷다마”

Every word from Middle Chinese 玉 →Every word from Japanese 玉 →Every word from Korean 다마 →