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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

  1. A noctule, any bat of the genus Nyctalus; The...

Ancestry of “멧박쥐”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean박쥐bat
2Korean밝쥐Obsolete spelling of 박쥐
3Korean쥐mouse, rat; cramp
4EnglishGee—
5EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
6Middle EnglishJhesus—
7LatinIēsus—
8Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
9Aramaicישוע—
10Hebrewישוע—
11HebrewיהושעJoshua
12HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
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