Where does “말똥” come from?

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

말똥 (Korean): horse dung

Definitions

  1. horse dung

Ancestry of “말똥”, step by step

말똥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 똥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean똥dung, poop, shit, excrement; dregs, residue
2Proto-Koreansotwonko—
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