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

  1. laser beam

Ancestry of “레이저 빔”, step by step

레이저 빔 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanemptiness, void
2EnglishbeamAny large piece of timber or iron long in...
3Middle EnglishbeemA usually wooden beam or pole
4Old Englishbēamtree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Korean 레이저

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean레이저laser
2EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
3Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-