Where does “레이저 빔” come from?
레이저 빔 (Korean) comes from Korean 빔, from English beam, from Middle English beem, from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
레이저 빔 (Korean): laser beam
Definitions
- laser beam
Ancestry of “레이저 빔”, step by step
레이저 빔 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 빔
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 빔 | emptiness, void |
| 2 | English | beam | Any large piece of timber or iron long in... |
| 3 | Middle English | beem | A usually wooden beam or pole |
| 4 | Old English | bēam | tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |