Where does “럭비공” come from?

럭비공 (Korean) comes from Korean 럭비, from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

럭비공 (Korean): rugby ball

Definitions

  1. rugby ball

Ancestry of “럭비공”, step by step

럭비공 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 럭비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean럭비rugby
2EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
3EnglishRokebyA placename
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Korean 공

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공ball; digit zero, oh; gong
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →