Where does “마피아 게임” come from?

마피아 게임 (Korean) comes from Korean 게임, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

마피아 게임 (Korean): a party game featuring the criminal "Mafia" and citizens

Definitions

  1. a party game featuring the criminal "Mafia" and citizens

Ancestry of “마피아 게임”, step by step

마피아 게임 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 게임

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게임game, especially computer game
2EnglishgameA playful or competitive activity; A video game;...
3Middle EnglishgameEntertainment or an instance of it; that which is...
4Old Englishgamengame, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure
5Proto-West Germanicgamanpleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment
6Proto-Germanicgamanąa fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Korean ^마피아

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^마피아
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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