Where does “문둥이박쥐” come from?
문둥이박쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 박쥐, from Korean 밝쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς — Salvation; Hosea.
문둥이박쥐 (Korean): The serotine, Eptesicus serotinus, a brown bat...
Definitions
- The serotine, Eptesicus serotinus, a brown bat...
Ancestry of “문둥이박쥐”, step by step
문둥이박쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 박쥐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 박쥐 | bat |
| 2 | Korean | 밝쥐 | Obsolete spelling of 박쥐 |
| 3 | Korean | 쥐 | mouse, rat; cramp |
| 4 | English | Gee | A general exclamation of surprise or frustration |
| 5 | English | Jesus | The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of... |
| 6 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 7 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 9 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 10 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 11 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 12 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |