Where does “막걸리” come from?
막걸리 (Korean) comes from Korean 이, from English E, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan 𐌄, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician 𐤄, from Egyptian 𓀠.
막걸리 (Korean): makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice
Definitions
- makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice
Ancestry of “막걸리”, step by step
막걸리 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 이 | this; this, this thing, this person; here |
| 2 | English | E | The ordinal number fifth, derived from this... |
| 3 | Old English | E | — |
| 4 | Latin | E | Scribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌄 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ε | Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was εἶ, later ἒ ψιλόν, and presently έψιλον. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: or. It is preceded by δ and foll |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤄 | that |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓀠 | — |
via Korean 막
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 막 | Synonym of 마구; rough, careless, of low quality;... |
| 2 | Korean | 마구 | carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, at random |
via Korean 걸—
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 걸— | — |