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Where does “룩” come from?

룩 (Korean) comes from English rook, from Middle English rook, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

룩 (Korean): a rook

Definitions

  1. a rook

Ancestry of “룩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrookA European bird, "Corvus frugilegus", of the crow...
2Middle Englishrook—
3Old Frenchrocrook
4Arabicرُخّ—
5Persianرخrook; cheek; face
6Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
7Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
8Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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