Where does “바퀴벌레” come from?

바퀴벌레 (Korean) comes from Korean 바퀴, from Middle Korean 바회〮, from Old Korean 岩乎 — rock; mountain crossing.

바퀴벌레 (Korean): cockroach

Definitions

  1. cockroach

Ancestry of “바퀴벌레”, step by step

바퀴벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 바퀴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바퀴wheel
2Middle Korean바회〮—
3Old Korean岩乎rock; mountain crossing

via Korean 벌레

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌레bug, insect
2Proto-KoreanpeLkeybug, insect

Words derived from “바퀴벌레”

Every word from Old Korean 岩乎 →