Where does “머리끈” come from?

머리끈 (Korean) comes from Korean 머리, from Chinese 麻帝.

머리끈 (Korean): hair tie

Definitions

  1. hair tie

Ancestry of “머리끈”, step by step

머리끈 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean 끈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean끈string
Every word from Chinese 麻帝 →Every word from Korean 머리 →