Where does “말코손바닥사슴” come from?

말코손바닥사슴 (Korean) comes from Korean 손바닥, from Korean 손, from Chinese 損.

말코손바닥사슴 (Korean): elk, moose

Definitions

  1. elk, moose

Ancestry of “말코손바닥사슴”, step by step

말코손바닥사슴 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손바닥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손바닥palm (inner, concave part of hand)
2Korean손hand; visitor; customer
3Chinese損—

via Korean 말

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

via Korean 사슴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사슴deer
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