Where does “모래주머니” come from?

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

모래주머니 (Korean): sandbag

Definitions

  1. sandbag

Ancestry of “모래주머니”, step by step

모래주머니 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

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

via Korean 주머니

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean주머니bag, sack, pouch; Synonym of 호주머니; someone with...
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-