Where does “모래성” come from?

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

모래성 (Korean): sandcastle

Definitions

  1. sandcastle

Ancestry of “모래성”, step by step

모래성 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

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

via Korean 성(城)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean성(城)
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-