Where does “밀가루” come from?

밀가루 (Korean) comes from Korean 밀, from Chinese 蜜, from Proto-Tocharian ḿətə, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

밀가루 (Korean): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “밀가루”, step by step

밀가루 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 밀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밀wheat; beeswax; honey
2Chinese蜜honey
3Proto-Tocharianḿətə—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Korean 가루

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가루meal, flour (of wheat, etc.); powder
2Middle Koreanᄀᆞᆯㅇ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →