Where does “머리털” come from?

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

머리털 (Korean): hair on the top of one's head

Definitions

  1. hair on the top of one's head

Ancestry of “머리털”, step by step

머리털 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean 털

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean털hair; fur, wool, feather
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