Where does “멧박쥐” come from?
멧박쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 박쥐, from Korean 밝쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς — Salvation; Hosea.
멧박쥐 (Korean): A noctule, any bat of the genus Nyctalus; The...
Definitions
- A noctule, any bat of the genus Nyctalus; The...
Ancestry of “멧박쥐”, step by step
멧박쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 박쥐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 박쥐 | bat |
| 2 | Korean | 밝쥐 | Obsolete spelling of 박쥐 |
| 3 | Korean | 쥐 | mouse, rat; cramp |
| 4 | English | Gee | A general exclamation of surprise or frustration |
| 5 | English | Jesus | The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of... |
| 6 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 7 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 9 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 10 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 11 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 12 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |
via Korean 메
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 메 | mountain, hill; bindweed; of the mountains; thus... |