Where does “똥개” come from?

똥개 (Korean) comes from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

똥개 (Korean): a dog in one's neighborhood, which wanders around...

Definitions

  1. a dog in one's neighborhood, which wanders around...

Ancestry of “똥개”, step by step

똥개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 똥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean똥dung, poop, shit, excrement; dregs, residue
2Proto-Koreansotwonko—
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →