Where does “말거머리” come from?

말거머리 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

말거머리 (Korean): horse-leech

Definitions

  1. horse-leech

Ancestry of “말거머리”, step by step

말거머리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 거머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거머리leech; nuisance
Every word from Chinese 末 →