Where does “목메다” come from?
목메다 (Korean) comes from Korean 메다, from Japanese メーター, from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
목메다 (Korean): to choke
Definitions
- to choke
Ancestry of “목메다”, step by step
목메다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 메다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 메다 | to shoulder |
| 2 | Japanese | メーター | a meter |
| 3 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Korean 목
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 목 | neck; head, especially when it's severed from... |
| 2 | Korean | 목요일 | Thursday |
| 3 | Latin | diēs Jovis | — |