Where does “발바리차” come from?

발바리차 (Korean) comes from Korean 차, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

발바리차 (Korean): very small car; Jeep

Definitions

  1. very small car; Jeep

Ancestry of “발바리차”, step by step

발바리차 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanvehicle; tea; infinitive of 차다
2Chinese
3Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Korean 발바리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean발바리collective name for any small pet dog, such as...
2Korean발발outbreak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-