Where does “밀월” come from?
밀월 (Korean) comes from Chinese 蜜月, from English honeymoon, from English honey, from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą — honey.
밀월 (Korean): honeymoon
Definitions
- honeymoon
Ancestry of “밀월”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 蜜月 | honeymoon |
| 2 | English | honeymoon | The period of time immediately following a... |
| 3 | English | honey | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar... |
| 4 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 5 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |