Where does “모래상자” come from?

모래상자 (Korean) comes from Korean 모래, from Proto-Korean mwoLkay, from Proto-Korean mwoLo- — to drive.

모래상자 (Korean): sandbox box with sand for children

Definitions

  1. sandbox box with sand for children

Ancestry of “모래상자”, step by step

모래상자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean모래sand
2Proto-KoreanmwoLkaysand
3Proto-KoreanmwoLo-to drive

via Korean 상자(箱子)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean상자(箱子)
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-