Where does “머리카락” come from?

머리카락 (Korean) comes from Korean 가락, from Proto-Korean katoL — something forked or split from each other: the...

머리카락 (Korean): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “머리카락”, step by step

머리카락 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가락

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가락spindle; distaff; strand; melody
2Proto-KoreankatoLsomething forked or split from each other: the...

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—
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