Where does “바늘꽂이” come from?

바늘꽂이 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽂이, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

바늘꽂이 (Korean): pincushion

Definitions

  1. pincushion

Ancestry of “바늘꽂이”, step by step

바늘꽂이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꽂이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽂이peg
2Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
3Middle Korean이person

via Korean 바늘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바늘needle, pin
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →Every word from Korean 꽂이 →