Where does “밤알” come from?

밤알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

밤알 (Korean): chestnut nut

Definitions

  1. chestnut nut

Ancestry of “밤알”, step by step

밤알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 알

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean알egg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean앓—

via Korean 밤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밤night, evening; chestnut
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