Where does “모래주사” come from?

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

모래주사 (Korean): Korean southern gudgeon (Microphysogobio koreensis), a species of gudgeon endemic to South Korea

Definitions

  1. Korean southern gudgeon (Microphysogobio koreensis), a species of gudgeon endemic to South Korea

Ancestry of “모래주사”, step by step

모래주사 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

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

via Korean 주사

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean주사injection; shot
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-
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