Where does “모래폭풍” come from?

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

모래폭풍 (Korean): sandstorm, duststorm

Definitions

  1. sandstorm, duststorm

Ancestry of “모래폭풍”, step by step

모래폭풍 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

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

via Korean 폭풍(暴風)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean폭풍(暴風)
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-