Where does “목말” come from?

목말 (Korean) comes from Korean 목, from Korean 목요일, from Latin diēs Jovis.

목말 (Korean): piggyback

Definitions

  1. piggyback

Ancestry of “목말”, step by step

목말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 목

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean목neck; head, especially when it's severed from...
2Korean목요일Thursday
3Latindiēs Jovis—

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—
Every word from Latin diēs Jovis →Every word from Korean 목요일 →Every word from Korean 목 →