Where does “막돌” come from?

막돌 (Korean) comes from Korean 돌, from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.

막돌 (Korean): useless stone, random stone, unimportant stone

Definitions

  1. useless stone, random stone, unimportant stone

Ancestry of “막돌”, step by step

막돌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanstone, pebble; stone; Clipping of 라이터돌
2EnglishdholeAn Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus"
3Kannadaತೋಳthe Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes"
4Proto-Dravidian*tokktōẓ-

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KoreanSynonym of 마구; rough, careless, of low quality;...
2Korean마구carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, at random
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-Every word from Kannada ತೋಳEvery word from English dhole
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